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ARMENIAN SIDE PROPOSES TO INCREASE OSCE MONITORING AT LINE OF CONTACT WITH AZERBAIJAN
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May 01, 2012 | 13:29
The Armenian side considers it necessary to increase the OSCE
monitoring being conducted at the line of contact with Azerbaijan.
Lieutenant Colonel Andranik Mkrtumyan-representative of the
General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces-informed this to OSCE
Chairman-in-Office field assistants Hristo Hristov and Irji Aberle,
during the OSCE monitoring on Monday.
"On the average, three monthly monitoring were conducted last year.
[But] In the [first] four months of this year, the monitoring
reduced to until two, because the holding of so many monitoring is
'inconvenient' for the Azerbaijani side. We can conclude [therefore]
that if the monitoring were not conducted at all, this would be more
convenient for Baku," Mkrtumyan noted, and stressed that no side
should be allowed to dictate the monitoring terms.
The Armenian side considers that the optimal is to conduct monitoring
once a week. In Mkrtumyan's words, the arrangement for the monitoring
date and location often "causes problems" for the Azerbaijani side.
"We [, on the other hand,] almost always agree with the monitoring date
and direction which the OSCE mission proposes," Lieutenant Colonel
Andranik Mkrtumyan recalled, and added: "You yourselves observe that
the tension only escalates. The number of ceasefire violations is
growing each year with geometric progression. Something needs to
be done."
news.am
May 01, 2012 | 13:29
The Armenian side considers it necessary to increase the OSCE
monitoring being conducted at the line of contact with Azerbaijan.
Lieutenant Colonel Andranik Mkrtumyan-representative of the
General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces-informed this to OSCE
Chairman-in-Office field assistants Hristo Hristov and Irji Aberle,
during the OSCE monitoring on Monday.
"On the average, three monthly monitoring were conducted last year.
[But] In the [first] four months of this year, the monitoring
reduced to until two, because the holding of so many monitoring is
'inconvenient' for the Azerbaijani side. We can conclude [therefore]
that if the monitoring were not conducted at all, this would be more
convenient for Baku," Mkrtumyan noted, and stressed that no side
should be allowed to dictate the monitoring terms.
The Armenian side considers that the optimal is to conduct monitoring
once a week. In Mkrtumyan's words, the arrangement for the monitoring
date and location often "causes problems" for the Azerbaijani side.
"We [, on the other hand,] almost always agree with the monitoring date
and direction which the OSCE mission proposes," Lieutenant Colonel
Andranik Mkrtumyan recalled, and added: "You yourselves observe that
the tension only escalates. The number of ceasefire violations is
growing each year with geometric progression. Something needs to
be done."