President Sargsyan due in Germany for Karabakh talks

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan left for Germany Wednesday, April 6.

During the working visit, the President will meet with German President Yoachim Gauck, Chancellor Angela Marker, President of Bundestag Norbert Lammert, Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The Armenian leader is set to discuss the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the recent escalation on Artsakh contact line among other issues.

The parties to the Karabakh conflict agreed on a bilateral ceasefire along the contact line which came into force at midday, April 5.

Prior to that, on the night of April 1-2, Azerbaijani armed forces initiated overt offensive operations in the southern, southeastern and northeastern directions of the line of contact with Nagorno Karabakh.

As many as 29 Karabakh servicemen were killed and 101 were wounded in the course of military operations. 28 Karabakh soldiers have gone missing so far.

As of April 5, the Azerbaijani side has lost 26 tanks and 4 infantry fighting vehicles, as well as 1 BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, 2 military helicopters and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles.

14 Karabakh tanks have been neutralized since April 2.