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OSCE SAYS IT IS CONCERNED OVER INCIDENT INVOLVING ARMENIAN HELICOPTER
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 12 2014
12 November 2014, 19:51 (GMT+04:00)
Trend:
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is concerned
over the developments around the helicopter crash on the contact line
of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, and believes that such incidents
can expand the scope of the crisis, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto
Zannier said Nov. 12, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Such catastrophes can lead to a broader crisis in the context of a
situation that is increasingly unstable, Zannier said at a hearing
at the European Parliament.
On Nov. 12, at 13:45 (UTC/GMT +4 hours) a Mi-24 helicopter flying 1700
meters northeast of the Kengerli village of Aghdam district attacked
the positions of the Azerbaijani army. The helicopter was shot down
by the Azerbaijani side.
The debris of the downed helicopter fell on an area, located 500
meters away from the frontline.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/2332294.html
Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 12 2014
12 November 2014, 19:51 (GMT+04:00)
Trend:
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is concerned
over the developments around the helicopter crash on the contact line
of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, and believes that such incidents
can expand the scope of the crisis, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto
Zannier said Nov. 12, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Such catastrophes can lead to a broader crisis in the context of a
situation that is increasingly unstable, Zannier said at a hearing
at the European Parliament.
On Nov. 12, at 13:45 (UTC/GMT +4 hours) a Mi-24 helicopter flying 1700
meters northeast of the Kengerli village of Aghdam district attacked
the positions of the Azerbaijani army. The helicopter was shot down
by the Azerbaijani side.
The debris of the downed helicopter fell on an area, located 500
meters away from the frontline.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/2332294.html