EU Foreign Ministers discuss the Karabakh conflict

The foreign ministers of the 27 member states of the European Union discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at their meeting in Luxembourg on Monday (12 October).

In a fleeting 48 second reference ot the conflict at the press conference after the event, EU High Representative Josep Borrell said that the Ministers heard from the French Foreign Ministers - France being one of the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk process - of the efforts to stop hostilities and return to negotiations. The Ministers discussed how the EU could provide tangible support for the cease-fire agreed on 10 October. The Ministers stressed the importance that the cease fire is respected. The Ministers also called on all regional players to contribute to end the carmed confrontation and towards peace.

source: coomonspace.eu 

 

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