Contact line incidents further complicate Karabakh problem – Lefort

PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort commented on ceasefire violation cases and Azerbaijani provocation at the contact line, saying that the OSCE is in charge of the issue.

During a meeting with the teaching staff of Yerevan State University (YSU) Center for European Studies he noted that the parties reached an agreement on investigating incidents at the line of contact.

“Deaths caused by sniper shots are a tragedy. Such incidents add fuel to the fire,” he said, adding that the EU is trying to improve the situation, given the experience of conduction of talks in Georgia.

Mr. Lefort said that Ireland has taken over OSCE presidency, considering its prior experience of conflict resolution.