  OSCE Mission conducts monitoring on Artsakh-Azerbaijan border August 21, 2019 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Mission on Wednesday, August 21 conducted a planned monitoring of the ceasefire near the Omar mountain pass on the line of contact between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan. The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule. From the Artsakh Defense Army positions the monitoring was conducted by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, Field Assistants to the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ghenadie Petrica (Moldova) and Personal Assistant to the CiO Personal Representative Simon Tiller (Great Britain). From the other side of the border, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistant Mihail Olaru (Moldova) and Martin Schuster (Germany). From the Artsakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the Foreign and Defense Ministries.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan.Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |
