Azerbaijan again fails to lead OSCE mission to frontlineNovember 4, 2011 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 4, in accordance with the previously achieved agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held monitoring of the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces’ contact line in the Askeran direction. From the positions of the NKR defense army, the monitoring was held by Coordinator of the OSCE Office Imre Palatinus (Hungary) and Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Christo Christov (Bulgaria) and Marius Puodziunas (Lithuania). On the opposite side, the monitoring group comprised Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich (Hungary) and William Prior (Great Britain). During the monitoring, no violation of the ceasefire was fixed. But, the Azerbaijani party didn't lead the OSCE Mission to its front line, to the earlier agreed point, as a result of which the OSCE monitoring groups had to conduct the monitoring from a more distanced site. On Karabakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. 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. |