OSCE Mission conducts monitoring on Artsakh-Azerbaijan borderAugust 21, 2019 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Mission on Wednesday, August 21 conducted a planned monitoring of the ceasefire near the Omar mountain pass on the line of contact between Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Azerbaijan. The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule. From the Artsakh Defense Army positions the monitoring was conducted by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, Field Assistants to the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ghenadie Petrica (Moldova) and Personal Assistant to the CiO Personal Representative Simon Tiller (Great Britain). From the other side of the border, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistant Mihail Olaru (Moldova) and Martin Schuster (Germany). From the Artsakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the Foreign and Defense Ministries. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |