OSCE General Secretary: I hope, the closure of the OSCE Yerevan  Office is not the end of chapter and will open new ways of  cooperation 

ArmInfo.OSCE General Secretary Lamberto Zannier expressed regret in connection with OSCE Yerevan Office. 

"I am in Yerevan today as we failed to reach consensus on mandate  prolonging. Unfortunately we can not continue our activities in  Armenia. But there are a number of projects planned to be implemented  in the future. I hope a lot that the closure of the Yerevan office is  not the end of chapter and will open new ways of cooperation" Zannier  said on May 30, in Yerevan.

At the same time, OSCE General Secretary could not say which projects  are to be closed and which are to be implemented. "It is early to  speak about that. We will continue the financial support in a number  of directions. Negotiations are to be held with Armenian Government",  Zannier said.

Zannier also said that OSCE never pointed the one who did not join  the consensus. "But I myself, regret a lot fore the closure of the  Yerevan office. I hope we will continue the effective cooperation in  the future", Zannier summed up. 

To note, OSCE Yerevan office will completely cancel its activities in  Yerevan on August 31st, 2017. That was the last fully active office  of the organization in the region.