Azerbaijan accuses OSCE of "abusing consensus"December 2, 2022 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has been the “victim of abuse” of consensus in the OSCE for years, the country’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the organization, TASS reports. Bayramov’s comments came after the OSCE decided on October 19 to send a needs assessment team to Armenia after Azerbaijan invaded the country and occupied parts of the sovereign territory of Armenia. “The decision to send a needs assessment mission to Armenia, taken without consensus, was an open violation of the mandate approved by the collective will of all member countries of the organization,” Bayramov said. The purpose of the mission’s visit on 21-27 October was to “assess the situation in certain border areas, on the basis of the OSCE’s mandate and expertise within its comprehensive concept of security.” The latest round of fighting between the two countries began in the wee hours of September 13, when the Azerbaijani military attacked Armenian posts and shelled Armenian settlements both on the border and deep behind the frontline. More than 200 people are dead or missing as a result, the Security Council of Armenia said several days after the attack. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |