OSCE MG Co-chairs cross Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact-line![]() July 11, 2012 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 11, in accordance with the agreement previously achieved with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line in the Askeran direction. During the monitoring the OSCE MG Co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (U.S.), Jacques Faure (France) and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzey Kasprzyk, who arrived on a working visit in the region, crossed the contact-line in the section previously cleared of mines. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring group comprised Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich (Hungary) and Irjie Aberle (Czech Republic). On the opposite side, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistants of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Personal Representative Hristo Hristov (Bulgary) and William Prior (Great Britain). From the Karabakh party, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, NKR MFA press service reported. Partner news Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Ararat Avanesyan and Arthur Gasparyan with “For the Liberation of Shushi” medal. 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Partner news |