Envoy: Azerbaijan created "historic opportunity for peace" despite OSCE's neglect Photo

Azerbaijan has accused the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) of failing to act on its conflict resolution mandate, saying the country was forced to restore its sovereignty without the organisation’s help.

According to Caliber.Az, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Austria and Slovenia, and Permanent Representative to the OSCE and other international organisations in Vienna, Rovshan Sadigbayli, said on X that the OSCE’s founding principles remained valid and “must be the bedrock of security and stability in the OSCE area.”

“Azerbaijan had to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity amidst OSCE’s inaction to deliver on its conflict resolution mandate,” the ambassador said at the Helsinki+50 Conference, organised by the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.

“While OSCE failed to respond properly, Azerbaijan restored justice and law, and created a historic opportunity for peace and stability in the South Caucasus region.”

By Aghakazim Guliyev