Azerbaijan wrecks OSCE monitoringMarch 16, 2010 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 16 the OSCE mission had to conduct scheduled monitoring of the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces’ contact-line in the Askeran direction according to the earlier achieved agreement with the Nagorno Karabakh Republic authorities. However, the monitoring was wrecked by Azerbaijan, which didn’t lead the OSCE Mission members to the earlier agreed monitoring site. Earlier, the Karabakh party three times urged to hold monitoring just in this section of the contact-line, where gross violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani armed forced had repeatedly taken place, NKR MFA press office reported. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. 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. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. 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. |