Karabakh hails OSCE envoy’s call to maintain ceasefire ahead of holidaysMarch 19, 2016 - 12:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s Defense Ministry hailed the call by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk for the maintenance of ceasefire in the conflict zone. Kasprzyk earlier urged the conflicting parties to refrain from activities that could further escalate the situation ahead of Easter and Novruz. “The Karabakh army has taken one-sided confidence-building measures, seeking to ease tensions during the whole period of the armed confrontation,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The armed forces are ready to stay true to their principles in the period that the Personal Representative has mentioned.” At the same time, the Karabakh ministry said it expected to see Azerbaijan’s readiness to adhere to the ceasefire agreement and abstain from provocations. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. |