OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu has issued a statement regarding the trilateral meeting held in Washington on August 8 with the participation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
“We welcome the August 8 Joint Declaration signed in Washington D.C., congratulate Armenia and Azerbaijan on this development and commend President Donald Trump of the U.S.A. on his role in bringing it about.
The OSCE remains committed to all efforts aimed at bringing lasting peace and stability to both countries,’’ reads the statement.
Following the results of the trilateral meeting, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov signed a joint appeal addressed to the OSCE on the closure of the OSCE Minsk Group processes and related structures.
In this regard, the OSCE Secretary General noted:
“The OSCE stands ready to fulfil its task for the implementation of the August 8 Joint Declaration.”
