Azerbaijan doesn’t understand human language, Defense Minister saysDecember 10, 2015 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Border tensions on the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia have come to a head, but Armenian troops keep the situation under control, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said Wednesday, December 9, Armenia Now reports. On December 8, Azerbaijan used a tank for the first time since the 1994 ceasefire agreement to shell Karabakh positions amid ongoing border tensions. Ohanyan went on to blame Azerbaijan for the recent escalation, saying that Baku “doesn’t understand human language.” “The rival not only rejects investigative mechanisms but is also resisting international investigation, which can reveal the instigator and give a targeted assessment,” he said. “It’s time for international institutions to seriously consider such mechanisms.” The minister also noted that he had discussed the matter earlier during the day in a phone conversation with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk. During the conversation, the parties discussed the current situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border and the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. The Minister briefed the ambassador on Azerbaijan's provocations during the constitutional referendum in Armenia and the following days, as well as Armenia's retaliation. In this context, Ohanyan expressed concern over the rival's continuous destabilization of situation, stressing that Azerbaijan used 125-mm tank cannons, which may lead to further escalation. In view of keeping Azerbaijan within the logic of negotiation process, the minister also stressed the need for the OSCE Minsk Group’s targeted reaction. Ambassador Kasprzyk, in turn, expressed concern over the situation and pledged to take corresponding measures. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |