Baku takes no action for withdrawing snipers from contact lineJuly 9, 2009 - 19:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NKR Defense Ministry has balanced approach to Baku's bellicose statements, NKR Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan told journalists in Askeran region on July 9. "Azerbaijan is a hostile country, and we have balanced approach to such statements. NKR Defense Army has its mission, and we are ready take action at any minute," he said.Touching upon the necessity of withdrawing troops from contact line, Movses Hakobyan said that Azeri side did not take any steps in that direction. "Azerbaijan always tried to dictate its rules on contact line, and during OSCE monitorings, ceasefire was breached by Azeris," NKR Defense Minister noted. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |