Foreign Ministry of NKR commented on recent statement by OSCE MG French mediator Bernard Fassier, who during the last visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen to Stepanakert noted, “we crossed the contact-line and not the border”.

“Mr. Fassier is an experienced diplomat and he wasn't mistaken saying that the Co-Chairmen had crossed the contact-line and not the border, for two reasons. First, the OSCE MG Co-Chairmen crossed the contact-line of the NKR and Azerbaijan armed forces from the NKR territory proper under Azerbaijan's occupation so far. And second, this is the section of the contact-line that is gradually turning into a confrontation-line of the NKR and Azerbaijan armed forces, due to the persistent and aggressive efforts of Azerbaijan.”

“Just for this reason, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen conducted personally the monitoring, crossing the contact-line and aiming at the reduction of confrontation between the NKR and Azerbaijan armed forces,” ministerial statement said.