OSCE MG Co-Chairs cross contact line between Azerbaijani and NKR armed forcesJune 7, 2011 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 7, according to the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held a scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces’ contact line, in the Akna-Barda direction. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring was held by Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich (Hungary) and Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria). From the opposite side, the monitoring was held by Coordinator of the OSCE Office Imre Palatinus (Hungary) and Field Assistant of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Marious Puodzinas (Lithuania). During the monitoring, Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Robert Bradtke (USA), Bernard Fassier (France), and Igor Popov (Russia), who had paid a working visit to the region, crossed the contact-line in the section, which had been previously cleared of mines. The monitoring passed in accordance with the earlier agreed schedule and no violation of the ceasefire was recorded, the NKR MFA press service reported. 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 | 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |