OSCE mission to monitor Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line May 4May 3, 2011 - 10:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE mission will monitor the line of contact between the Artsakh and Azerbaijani armed forces on May 4. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter was told by the NKR Foreign Ministry, the monitoring will be conducted with participation of representatives of the High-Level Planning Group (HLPG). From the Karabakh side, the monitoring will be held by field assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Hristo Hristov and Marious Puodzinas as well as HLPG member Alexander Nepokrytykh. From the Azerbaijani positions, it will be held by field assistant Antal Herdic and HLPG member Michael O’Connor. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |