Azerbaijan, Baku, April 30 / Trend E. Kosolapova /
Ukraine as the country chairing in OSCE in 2013, pays great attention to the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Ambassador of Ukraine to azerbaijan Alexander Mishchenko told Trend.
"The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kazhara, said when making a presentation of our policy that Ukraine will pay great attention to the conflicts in OSCE countries ... We are doing everything possible to get somehow closer to the moment when the conflict will deplete itself. As the country chairing the OSCE we see our task in finding these points of contact. But it is necessary to look for those formats that are will be effective," Mishchenko said.
According to the ambassador, Ukraine has high hopes for the Minsk Group in the issue of the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Ukraine believes that the potential of the Minsk Group has not got depleted yet, and the task is to intensify movement in the framework of the Minsk Group. This is today the only international format, which is designed and is able to provide a progress. Ukraine pays great attention to the matter, to the intensification and improvement of the efficiency of the Minsk Group," Mishchenko said.
According to him, it is studied how to intensify the dialogue directly between the conflicting parties.
In particular, according to the Ambassador, Azerbaijan and OSCE Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Ambassador Andriy Deshchitsa recently visited Armenia, where he met with high-ranking officials. Moreover, the issue of organizing a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Krakow is being discussed now.
"Minsk Group, in our opinion, is an effective mechanism, and it is necessary to use its opportunities. Such a task is set by our Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is in constant contact with the parties and pays great attention to this," Mishchenko said.