Armenia wants effective int'l monitoring on border with AzerbaijanJuly 23, 2020 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said it is necessary to introduce effective international monitoring on the the Nagorno Karabakh contact line and the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Pashinyan on Thursday, July 23 urged a permanent monitoring mechanism that would record when and which side violated the ceasefire. He said that the mechanism that existed before the epidemic is in fact very limited, and maintained that aն improved monitoring mission could be implemented by the office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. "Direct communication between the militaries is an effective tool for preventing and clarifying incidents," Pashinyan said. The Armenian PM's remarks came after renewed violence on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. The situation escalated on July 12, with Azerbaijan having launched several unsuccessful infiltration attempts throughout the next week. The Azerbaijani military also used artillery and combat drones to target civilian homes in several border settlements in Armenia. Five servicemen of the Armenian army were killed, while Azerbaijan reported 12 deaths. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |