OSCE MG Co-chairs cross Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact-lineJuly 11, 2012 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 11, in accordance with the agreement previously achieved with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line in the Askeran direction. During the monitoring the OSCE MG Co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (U.S.), Jacques Faure (France) and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzey Kasprzyk, who arrived on a working visit in the region, crossed the contact-line in the section previously cleared of mines. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring group comprised Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich (Hungary) and Irjie Aberle (Czech Republic). On the opposite side, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistants of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Personal Representative Hristo Hristov (Bulgary) and William Prior (Great Britain). From the Karabakh party, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, NKR MFA press service reported. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |