OSCE mission crosses line of contact to Azerbaijan through demined corridorApril 5, 2013 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE mission conducted a monitoring of the line of contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the Aghdam-Barda direction, with the participation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen. The April 5 monitoring was led by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. In the NKR territory, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Jiri Aberle (Czech Republic) and Khristo Khristov (Bulgaria). During the monitoring, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen Jacques Faure (France), Igor Popov (Russia), and Ian Kelly (USA), who had passed from the Azerbaijani side to the NKR territory during the April monitoring, crossed the line of contact from the territory of Artsakh to the opposite side through the corridor cleared of landmines. From the Karabakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, NKR Foreign Ministry press service reported. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |