Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 5 / Trend /
The OSCE is ready to promote the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zanner was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution occupies an important position in the structure's agenda," he said. "We follow the international community's efforts to normalize the situation."
He praised Russia's mediation in the issue, calling Russia's initiatives to address the problem of as "robust".
"I hope that all parties will come to a compromise," Zanner added.
"We will facilitate the conflict settlement," he said noting that "Azerbaijan and Armenia should show a political will."
"You can take a horse to water but you can not make drink it, " he said.
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.