November 17, 2008 - 16:51 AMT
Azeri forces attempt to penetrate into NKR defense army rare
OSCE monitoring of the line of contact between the Azeri and Nagorno Karabakh armed forces will be held on November 19, OSCE CiO's personal representative, ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk said in Yerevan today.

Regular monitoring in Chinar village (Tavush region of Armenia) will be followed by crisis monitoring of the line of contact between the Azeri and Nagorno Karabakh armed forces, over the latest incident in Fizuli.

On the night of November 16, Azeri forces attempted to penetrate into the rear of the NKR defense army. The attack was rebuffed. One Azeri soldier was killed.

For his part, U.S. Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, ambassador Matt Bryza said the Minsk Group has already requested permission to conduct crisis monitoring.