STEPANAKERT. – The Foreign Ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is reminding of the proposals on respecting ceasefire made previously.

As reported earlier, American Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick expressed deep concern over upsurge in violence along the Line Of Contact.

In this regard, NKR Foreign Ministry tweeted “the best way to respect ceasefire is Azerbaijan's consent with Karabakh, Armenia and Minsk Group initiatives”.

In particular, in 2001 the leadership of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic through the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group transferred to the Azerbaijani side a package of confidence building measures, including the cooperation of the sides of the conflict in all spheres, along with the sphere of military security. Among the proposed measures was the confirmation by the sides at the highest level of their commitment to the preservation of the current ceasefire regime and settlement of the conflict only by peaceful means under the auspices of the OSCE, as well as establishment of direct communication lines between sides and/or their operational headquarters and at the local level.

In 2004, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic proposed to establish a permanent monitoring of the ceasefire regime by means of expanding the staff of Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman.

In 2006, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic proposed that all three sides mutually reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the ceasefire regime enshrined in the agreement, which was reached under the auspices of the OSCE, by the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and entered into force on 6 February 1995.

In 2012, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, as an initial step, proposed to withdraw snipers from the Line of Contact and to refrain from any provocative actions during religious holidays (such as Easter and Novruz).

Unfortunately, none of the proposals of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, despite mediators’ support of them and the calls of the international community, was accepted by the Azerbaijani side.