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Interfax, Russia
Nov 13 2014
Helicopter incident in Karabakh conflict area poses threat of fresh
escalation - CSTO
MOSCOW. Nov 13
The secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO), Nikolai Bordyuzha, has reiterated the need to prevent any
fresh escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area after
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said its forces had shot down an
Armenian military helicopter violating its airspace.
"Our profound conviction is that it is necessary to prevent any
threatening developments, Bordyuzha was quoted as saying by the CSTO
secretariat. A copy of this statement was forwarded to Interfax-AVN on
Thursday.
It is imperative that the sides to continue to observe the ban on the
use of military force, strictly abide by the ceasefire agreements and
prevent any provocations, he said.
"The destruction of the helicopter was a dangerous manifestation of
violence," the organization's secretariat said.
"The threat of a fresh escalation of the conflict has emerged. The
situation in the South Caucasus is growing more and more acute," it
said.
"A helicopter conducting a training flight was destroyed by the Azeri
side in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area on November 12. The
helicopter crew was killed," the CSTO secretariat said.
"This dangerous incident could provoke a further escalation of
tensions in the region and adds to our concerns. Armed incidents have
been occurring almost all the time along the line of contact between
the Azeri and Karabakh forces, as well as on the Armenian-Azeri border
in 2014. The ceasefire agreements were breached approximately 1,500
times over the three summer months alone. Towns and villages were
fired on, as well as the civilian population. Reconnaissance and
sabotage groups were also observed crossing the line of contact. Such
incidents were accompanied by violence and civilian casualties," it
said.
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Nov 13 2014
Helicopter incident in Karabakh conflict area poses threat of fresh
escalation - CSTO
MOSCOW. Nov 13
The secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO), Nikolai Bordyuzha, has reiterated the need to prevent any
fresh escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area after
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said its forces had shot down an
Armenian military helicopter violating its airspace.
"Our profound conviction is that it is necessary to prevent any
threatening developments, Bordyuzha was quoted as saying by the CSTO
secretariat. A copy of this statement was forwarded to Interfax-AVN on
Thursday.
It is imperative that the sides to continue to observe the ban on the
use of military force, strictly abide by the ceasefire agreements and
prevent any provocations, he said.
"The destruction of the helicopter was a dangerous manifestation of
violence," the organization's secretariat said.
"The threat of a fresh escalation of the conflict has emerged. The
situation in the South Caucasus is growing more and more acute," it
said.
"A helicopter conducting a training flight was destroyed by the Azeri
side in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area on November 12. The
helicopter crew was killed," the CSTO secretariat said.
"This dangerous incident could provoke a further escalation of
tensions in the region and adds to our concerns. Armed incidents have
been occurring almost all the time along the line of contact between
the Azeri and Karabakh forces, as well as on the Armenian-Azeri border
in 2014. The ceasefire agreements were breached approximately 1,500
times over the three summer months alone. Towns and villages were
fired on, as well as the civilian population. Reconnaissance and
sabotage groups were also observed crossing the line of contact. Such
incidents were accompanied by violence and civilian casualties," it
said.
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