OSCE MG crosses demined section of contact line between NKR, Azerbaijani armed forcesApril 13, 2011 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 13, according to the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact line on Akna-Barda road, Askeran direction. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring group was led by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh conflict settlement Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (USA), and Bernard Fassier (France) participated in the monitoring. They crossed the contact line in a section, which had been demined beforehand, with the aim of supporting Ambassador Kasprzyk in fair investigation of the incident that took in this section on March 8, 2011. The monitoring group comprised Coordinator of the OSCE Office, Lieutenant-Colonel Imre Palatinus (Hungary) and Field Assistant of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Marius Puodziunas (Lithuania). From the Azerbaijani side, the monitoring was held by Field assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria), Antal Herdic (Hungary) and William Pryor (Great Britain). The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule, and no violation of the ceasefire was recorded. From the 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |