OSCE mission to monitor NKR-Azeri contact line Feb 5![]() February 1, 2013 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 5, in accordance with the agreement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic, the OSCE mission will monitor the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijan armed forces in the Hadrut direction. In the NKR territory, the monitoring will be conducted by Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Yevgeny Sharov (Ukraine) and Khristo Khristov (Bulgaria). The NKR authorities expressed readiness to assist the monitoring and ensure security of the OSCE mission members. From the Karabakh side, the monitoring mission will be accompanied by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, NKR MFA press service reported. The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |