September 9, 2002 - 21:26 AMT
PERCENTAGE OF NAGORNO KARABAKH DEFENSE ARMY PERSONNEL MORTALITY ON CONTACT LINE WITH AZERBAIJAN REDUCED
The percentage the Nagorno Karabakh defense army military personnel mortality on the line of contact with Azerbaijan is reduced. NKR defense minister Seyran Ohanian told "Arminfo" agency about it. In his words, the reduction of tragic cases on the contact line is conditioned by creation of necessary security conditions. Thus, only one case of the personnel death and 3-4 cases of wounding, which is five times less than the Azeri party's losses, have been registered this year. Seyran Ohanian also noted that the mortality due to mine explosions had also fallen, which was conditioned by discovering of minefields and putting precautionary signs there. In the minister's words, only two members of the NKR defense army personnel have recently become victims of mine snares.