The Minsk Group has stopped its activities to regulate Armenian-Azerbaijani relations

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the OSCE's decision to close the Minsk Group and related structures. According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, the decision was made by the OSCE Ministerial Council.

The OSCE Secretariat has been tasked with completing the process of abolishing the structure by December 1, 2025. Recall that the OSCE Minsk Group, which included Russia, France and the United States, was engaged in finding ways to peacefully resolve the conflict in Karabakh.

Baku also noted that all OSCE decisions on the former Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict were declared invalid.

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