January 26, 2012 - 15:34 AMT
No ceasefire violation fixed during OSCE monitoring of contact line

On January 26, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, near the NKR Martakert region’s Karmiravan village.

From NKR Defense Army positions, the monitoring was conducted by Coordinator of the OSCE Office Imre Palatinus (Hungary) and Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Antal Herdich (Hungary) and Marius Puodziunas (Lithuania).

From the opposite side, the monitoring group comprised Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Chisto Christov (Bulgaria) and William Prior (Great Britain).

The monitoring was held in accordance with the agreed schedule. No violation of the ceasefire regime was fixed.

From Karabakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, NKR MFA Press Service