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1. Deploring the continuation of the confl ict and the human tragedy involved, the 
participating States welcomed the confi rmation by the parties to the confl ict of the 
cease-fi re agreed on 12 May 1994 through the mediation of the Russian Federation in 
co-operation with the CSCE Minsk Group. They confi rmed their commitment to the 
relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and welcomed the political 
support given by the Security Council to the CSCE's eff orts towards a peaceful sett le-
ment of the confl ict. To this end they called on the parties to the confl ict to enter into 
intensifi ed substantive talks, including direct contacts. In this context, they pledged to 
redouble the eff orts and assistance by the CSCE. They strongly endorsed the mediation 
eff orts of the CSCE Minsk Group and expressed appreciation for the crucial contri-
bution of the Russian Federation and the eff orts by other individual members of the 
Minsk Group. They agreed to harmonize these into a single co-ordinated eff ort within 
the framework of the CSCE. 
2. To this end, they have directed the Chairman-in-Offi
  ce, in consultation with the 
participating States and acting as soon as possible, to name co-chairmen of the Minsk 
Conference to ensure a common and agreed basis for negotiations and to realize full co-
ordination in all mediation and negotiation activities. The co-chairmen, guided in all of 
their negotiating eff orts by CSCE principles and an agreed mandate, will jointly chair 
meetings of the Minsk Group and jointly report to the Chairman-in-Offi
  ce. They will 
regularly brief the Permanent Council on the progress of their work. 
3. As a fi rst step in this eff ort, they directed the co-chairmen of the Minsk Conference 
to take immediate steps to promote, with the support and co-operation of the Russian 
Federation and other individual members of the Minsk Group, the continuation of the 
Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Summit Budapest
II. REGIONAL ISSUES
Intensifi cation of CSCE Activition in relation with 
the Nagorno-Karabakh Confl ict
ADDITIONAL  DOCUMENTS
December 6, 1994
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existing cease-fi re and, drawing upon the progress already achieved in previous media-
tion activities, to conduct speedy negotiations for the conclusion of a political agree-
ment on the cessation of the armed confl ict, the implementation of which will eliminate 
major consequences of the confl ict for all parties and permit the convening of the Minsk 
Conference. They further requested the co-chairmen of the Minsk Conference to con-
tinue working with the parties towards further implementation of confi dence-building 
measures, particularly in the humanitarian fi eld. They underlined the need for partici-
pating States to take action, both individually and within relevant international orga-
nizations, to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of the region with special 
emphasis on alleviating the plight of refugees. 
4. They agreed that, in line with the view of the parties to the confl ict, the conclusion 
of the agreement mentioned above would also make it possible to deploy multinational 
peacekeeping forces as an essential element for the implementation of the agreement 
itself. They declared their political will to provide, with an appropriate resolution from 
the United Nations Security Council, a multinational CSCE peacekeeping force fol-
lowing agreement among the parties for cessation of the armed confl ict. They requested 
the Chairman-in-Offi
  ce to develop as soon as possible a plan for the establishment, 
composition and operations of such a force, organized on the basis of Chapter III of 
the Helsinki Document 1992 and in a manner fully consistent with the Charter of the 
United Nations. To this end the Chairman-in-Offi
  ce will be assisted by the co-chairmen 
of the Minsk Conference and by the Minsk Group, and be supported by the Secretary 
General; aft er appropriate consultations he will also establish a high-level planning 
group in Vienna to make recommendations on, inter alia, the size and characteristics of 
the force, command and control, logistics, allocation of units and resources, rules of en-
gagement and arrangements with contributing States. He will seek the support of the 
United Nations on the basis of the stated United Nations readiness to provide technical 
advice and expertise. He will also seek continuing political support from the United 
Nations Security Council for the possible deployment of a CSCE peacekeeping force. 
5. On the basis of such preparatory work and the relevant provisions of Chapter III 
of the Helsinki Document 1992, and following agreement and a formal request by the 
parties to the Chairman-in-Offi
  ce through the co-chairmen of the Minsk Conference, 
the Permanent Council will take a decision on the establishment of the CSCE peace-
keeping operation. 
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