BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Türkiye has
welcomed the decision by the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on September 2 to dissolve the Minsk
Group, which was established 30 years ago to mediate the Karabakh
conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the statement of the
Turkish MFA said, Trend reports.
“We welcome the decision of the OSCE Council of Ministers on
September 1, 2025, to dissolve the Minsk Group and its associated
structures. This historic decision, made possible through the joint
efforts of both countries, represents a significant step in the
peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Minsk Group was created in 1992 to facilitate a peaceful
resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Despite the
co-chairing efforts of Russia, the US, and France, it failed to
achieve a long-term settlement. Azerbaijan had long demanded the
dissolution of the group as a precondition for progress toward a
formal peace agreement with Armenia.
The decision to dissolve the group followed talks at the White
House on August 8 hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, between
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan. Afterwards, the foreign ministers of both
countries jointly submitted a request to the OSCE regarding the
group’s dissolution.
Türkiye has always supported Azerbaijan in the conflict and
regards this decision as a step toward establishing lasting peace
in the South Caucasus,” the statement reads.
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