Kasprzyk concerned about death of Karabakh servicemanSeptember 26, 2016 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk on Monday, September 26 expressed concern over the death of a Nagorno Karabakh soldier on the contact line with Azerbaijan. On Sunday, at around 10:40 am, a Karabakh serviceman, Sevak Khachatryan (b. 1997) received a fatal gunshot wound as Azerbaijan shelled the Armenian positions. In addition, 50 ceasefire violations by the Azeri army were registered along the contact line with Karabakh over the weekend of September 24-25. Armenia's Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan at a meeting with Kasprzyk on Monday, September 26 characterized the ceasefire violations as impermissible, adding that Azerbaijan will bear the whole responsibility for the consequences of the soldier's death. Kasprzyk promised to undertake measures to halt further destabilization on the contact line. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |