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As tensions escalate on the Line of Contact (LoC) separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces still locked in deadlock over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, the BBC\u2019s Azerbaijan Service last month published<\/a> my interview with the U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador James B. Warlick.<\/p>\n Below is the original English:<\/p>\n The appointment of Ambassador James B. Warlick as U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group was announced on 5 August 2013 by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Prior to taking up the position in September 2013 he served as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and the U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, among other positions.\u2028\u2028\u2028<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Onnik James Krikorian for BBC Azeri: <\/strong>Twenty-one years have passed since the 1994 ceasefire agreement was signed and peace remains as elusive as ever. Indeed, the situation often seems worse than at any time since. Ceasefire violations are now so commonplace that it\u2019s difficult to consider there being one at all let alone that Nagorno Karabakh is a \u2018frozen conflict.\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2028Ambassador Warlick: <\/strong>Nagorno-Karabakh is not a \u201cfrozen conflict.\u201d Tensions are high along the Line of Contact and Armenia-Azerbaijan border.\u00a0We are very concerned by ceasefire violations and reports of heavier weapons being used by the sides, including mortars. However, I believe the sides share the Co-Chairs\u2019 goal of reaching a peaceful, negotiated settlement. We continue to meet with leaders in the region to work through elements of a comprehensive agreement. Reducing tensions and strictly respecting the ceasefire will be at the top of our agenda when we meet with the Foreign Ministers at the UN General Assembly next week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] \n