Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid met in New York today on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session.

Mirzoyan, according to his office, provided Schmid with details of the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against the sovereign territory of Armenia, pointing out that it was accompanied by deliberate targeting of the civilian population and civilian infrastructure, atrocities and torture against Armenian servicemen, servicewomen and prisoners of war.

Mirzoyan noted that the attacks grossly violate the fundamental provisions of international humanitarian law, the U.N. Charter and the Helsinki Final Act.

Mirzoyan strongly condemned the Azerbaijani aggressionand stressed the importance of a clear and targeted response of the international community, including the OSCE, to the aggression of Azerbaijan, as well as the urgency of launching relevant mechanisms within the framework of the organization.

Touching upon relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the role of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship was highlighted in terms of reaching a lasting and comprehensive resolution of the conflict.

Mirzoyan noted the humanitarian issues resulting from the 2020 Artsakh war, stressing the need for the immediate repatriation of Armenian POWs and other detainees.

Cooperation programs with Armenia within the OSCE framework were also discussed.