Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov stated that "on the whole Azerbaijan has achieved its goal."

The Azeri side is causing tension at the contact line trying to advance its positions, Seyran Ohanian noted.

The opening ceremony will take place March 28.

Russia highlights the consistent strengthening of friendly ties with Armenia - a reliable ally and strategic partner.

A joint Armenian-Russian venture on equal terms should formed for this purpose, vice president Gazprom Public Corporation Alexander Ryazanov stated.

The monitoring group that has visited the regions controlled by Nagorno-Karabakh army has officially reported the results of observations to the OSCE permanent council. The mission has come up with certain conclusions concerning the assertions of Azeri representatives about the population of those regions. The conclusion is better characterized by the following quotation from the report. "There are no obvious signs of organized mass settlement, involuntary movement of people..." Thus it has been proved that the accusations of official Baku are absolutely groundless.