No ceasefire violation registered as OSCE monitors Karabakh contact lineMay 19, 2016 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Mission on Thursday, May 19 conducted a planned monitoring of the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the eastern direction of Martakert. From the positions of the Karabakh Defense Army, the monitoring was conducted by Personal Assistant to the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Simon Tiller (Great Britain) and representative of the OSCE High Level Planning Group (HLPG), Colonel Andrey Barashkin (Russia). From the opposite side of the line of contact, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistant of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Khristo Khristov (Bulgaria) and Head of the OSCE High Level Planning Group, Colonel Hans Lampalzer (Austria). The monitoring passed in accordance with the previously agreed schedule. No ceasefire violation was registered. From the Karabakh side, representatives of the Foreign and Defense Ministries accompanied the monitoring mission. 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. |