Azeri side fails to lead OSCE monitoring mission to earlier agreed siteMarch 10, 2011 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 10, according to the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission planned conducting two monitorings of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line, eastward of the NKR Martakert region’s Talish village and near Akna settlement, Askeran direction. Due to the poor visibility caused by thick fog, the first monitoring was cancelled. During the monitoring in the Askeran direction, which was conducted on the proposal of Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Azerbaijan party, unlike the Karabakh one, didn’t lead the OSCE Mission to the earlier agreed site on its front-lines, as a result of which the monitoring groups had to conduct the monitoring from a more distanced site. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring was held by Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich (Hungary) and Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria). From the opposite side, the monitoring was conducted by Coordinator of the OSCE Office Lieutenant-Colonel Imre Palatinus (Hungary) and Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office William Pryor (Great Britain) and Zhaslan Nurtazin (Kazakhstan). From the Karabakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, NKR Foreign Ministry press service reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |