  8 BLOWN UP ON MINES IN NAGORNO KARABAKH THIS YEAROctober 29, 2003 - 22:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the 9 months of this year 8 cases of being blown up on mines and ammunition with lethal outcome were registered in the territory of Nagorno Karabakh. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, during the years of war against the Azeri military over 15 hectares of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) territory were mined. "The HALO Trust" British non-governmental organization, which works there since 2000, much contributes to the Karabakh party in discovery and neutralization of mines. According to the estimates of British sappers, some 10 thousand units of unexploded ammunition remain in the territory of NKR.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
