Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

The Number Of Shots At The Armenian-Azerbaijani Border

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • The Number Of Shots At The Armenian-Azerbaijani Border

    THE NUMBER OF SHOTS AT THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI BORDER
    Karen Ghazaryan

    "Radiolur"
    31.03.2010 16:02
    Tavush

    The OSCE held its recurrent planned monitoring of the
    Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line near Berkaber village in Ijevan
    region. The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office,
    Andrzej Kasprzyk, did not participate in the monitoring. The monitoring
    was carried out by his Field Assistants and officials of the Armenian
    Ministry of Defense.

    Before the monitoring Tavush Marzpet Armen Ghularyan presented
    the situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. It turned out
    that despite the 2008 decision of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to
    withdraw the snipers from the front positions, the Azerbaijani side
    has not taken steps in that direction and keeps the snipers on the
    front line, which leads to human losses.

    Marzpet Armen Ghularyan informed the OSCE representatives that doing
    agricultural works in frontier villages has become impossible because
    of periodic shooting from the Azerbaijani side.

    In general, the number of shots at the Armenian Azerbaijani border
    has increased. The number of cases totaled 4 500 in 2009, while the
    figure has already reached 1 500 this year.

    As for the monitoring, it was initially planned to be held near
    the village of Koti. Azerbaijan had given its consent, but it later
    refused, saying they would not be able to provide security guarantees.

    The monitoring lasted seven minutes instead of the planned 30. The
    Azerbaijani side demanded to stop it.
Working...
X