Azerbaijan, Baku, April 7 / Trend T.Hajiyev /
It is hoped that this time the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will come up with concrete proposals and these proposals could become a light beam in the conflict resolution, MP Aydin Mirzazade said. He commented on the co-chairs' upcoming visit to the region on April 11.
"The public attitude towards the OSCE Minsk Group is ambiguous. They are mostly criticized rather than appraised. It is wrong to wait a result during a short time of the Group's activity. These states do not take responsibility for solving this problem," Mirzazade said.
The Azerbaijani society expects from them a final decision at each visit, but unfortunately, this does not happen, he said.
"In addition, one can observe even a small but definite step every time. For example, the presidents' last meeting has resulted in certain changes. The parties instructed the foreign ministers to work on a new issue," he said.
The Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents last met on March 5.
The OSCE Minsk Group is not the only option for Azerbaijan in the conflict resolution, Mirzazade said.
"Azerbaijan also uses its own capabilities and resources and is able to solve the problem. If the Minsk Group assists Azerbaijan in execution of the international legal norms in this regard, then Azerbaijani public will only be grateful to it," he added.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.