The EU supports the OSCE Minsk Group as the only format for resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, head of EU delegation to Azerbaijan said.

“Seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict, the EU tries to find new ways to support the OSCE Minsk Group, the brightest example of this being appointment of Philippe Lefort as EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus,” Roland Kobia said.

He argued that the EU is ready to assist the countries to rebuild the infrastructure of war-affected regions after the peace agreement is reached.

“We do not intend to replace the French co-chair of the Minsk Group with a representative for entire EU at the current stage of Karabakh peace process. We need to focus on the settlement of the conflict rather than wasting time on changes in the Minsk Group structure,” 1news.az quoted Kobia as saying.