Sargsyan: ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan not accidentalMarch 12, 2008 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Attack of NKR positions was planned, RA Prime Minister and President-elect Serzh Sargsyan said."I am confident that the violation of ceasefire was not accidental. It was planned and the Azeri supreme leadership knew about it," he said. "The Azerbaijani Foreign Minister was aware that his troops advanced but refused to recall them even after a conversation with OSCE CiO Personal Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk." "Our military honorably discharged their duty to the Homeland," the PM resumed, Novosti Armenia reports. On March 4 early morning Azeri special forces attacked a position of the NKR Defense Army near Levonarkh settlement of Mardakert region. The attack was rebuffed and status quo restored. A crisis monitoring due on March 7 by request of the NKR MFA was postponed through Azerbaijan's fault. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |