OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore expressed hope for progress to be achieved at the upcoming ministerial meeting in devising a mechanism for investigating incidents at the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces.

“There must be such a mechanism, and as current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office I will support its development,” he said.

Mr. Gilmore stressed the need for the conflicting parties to remove snipers from the line of contact and devise mechanisms to prevent and investigate border incidents.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, in turn, noted that Armenia stands for development of such a mechanism.

“In contrast to Azerbaijan, Armenian side upholds commitment to the agreements reached,” Minister Nalbandian said, blaming the Azeri side for foiling implementation of the agreements reached at Sochi meeting.

As Defence.az website reported citing military sources, numerous sniper groups have been deployed at contact line and Armenia-Azerbaijan border.

Increased number of ceasefire violations on Azeri side has been reported recently. Sources say that up to 25 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in Azeri attacks in recent days in Tavush- Kazakh zone of Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Azerbaijani authorities try hard to concoct reasons behind the deaths and injuries on its side. In fact, these are saboteurs, killed or wounded by Armenian armed forces who were trying to hinder Azeri attacks. Thus, according to Azerbaijani authorities, Azeri soldiers commit mass suicides, get blown up by mines, and die in accidents.