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AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
June 22, 2010 Tuesday
OSCE CONCERNED OVER SHOOTING IN GARABAGH
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Kanat
Saudabayev expressed serious concern Tuesday over the fatal shooting
that took place during the night of June 18-19 on the contact line
between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in the Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh conflict zone. Saudabayev called for measures to prevent
similar incidents in future.
"There is no sensible alternative to the continuation of negotiations
on the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Garabagh conflict," the OSCE
chairman said. "Effective measures should be taken to prevent similar
incidents from happening in the future." Saudabayev also said he lends
unconditional support for the efforts undertaken within the Minsk
Group framework, referring to the OSCE-brokered peace talks, to
channel the negotiations into constructive dialogue. I have entrusted
my Personal Representative, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, to work
closely with the Minsk Group co-chairs to seek ways to peacefully
resolve the protracted conflict, said the statement, posted on the
OSCE website. According to reports by the Defense Ministries of
Armenia and Azerbaijan, the armed incident that took place in the
northern part of the line of contact resulted in casualties on both
sides. The conflict between the two South Caucasus republics reared up
in the late 1980s due to Armenia's territorial claims. Armenia has
been occupying over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's
internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s in defiance
of international law. The ceasefire accord was signed in 1994, but
peace talks have been largely fruitless so far. Sporadic clashes on
the frontline continue.
From: A. Papazian
June 22, 2010 Tuesday
OSCE CONCERNED OVER SHOOTING IN GARABAGH
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Kanat
Saudabayev expressed serious concern Tuesday over the fatal shooting
that took place during the night of June 18-19 on the contact line
between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in the Upper (Nagorno)
Garabagh conflict zone. Saudabayev called for measures to prevent
similar incidents in future.
"There is no sensible alternative to the continuation of negotiations
on the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Garabagh conflict," the OSCE
chairman said. "Effective measures should be taken to prevent similar
incidents from happening in the future." Saudabayev also said he lends
unconditional support for the efforts undertaken within the Minsk
Group framework, referring to the OSCE-brokered peace talks, to
channel the negotiations into constructive dialogue. I have entrusted
my Personal Representative, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, to work
closely with the Minsk Group co-chairs to seek ways to peacefully
resolve the protracted conflict, said the statement, posted on the
OSCE website. According to reports by the Defense Ministries of
Armenia and Azerbaijan, the armed incident that took place in the
northern part of the line of contact resulted in casualties on both
sides. The conflict between the two South Caucasus republics reared up
in the late 1980s due to Armenia's territorial claims. Armenia has
been occupying over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's
internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s in defiance
of international law. The ceasefire accord was signed in 1994, but
peace talks have been largely fruitless so far. Sporadic clashes on
the frontline continue.
From: A. Papazian