The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs – Igor Popov of Russia, James Warlick of the United States, and Pierre Andrieu of France – issued a statement Friday, January 22, calling for a negotiated settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

In the statement, the diplomats said they are prepared to work cooperatively with those committed to a peaceful settlement.

“We understand that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may consider resolutions on the conflict in the near future and remind PACE, and other regional and international organizations, that the Minsk Group remains the only accepted format for negotiations. We appreciate the interest paid by PACE members, but urge that steps not be taken which could undermine the Minsk Group’s OSCE mandate or complicate ongoing negotiations,” they noted.