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UNITED STATES AGAIN USES JUST DECLARATIVE PHRASES TO COMMENT ON SHOOTING DOWN OF ARMENIAN HELICOPTER BY AZERIS
by Tatevik Shahunyan
Thursday, November 20, 11:55
Well, we understand that there are - there may have been a refusal
of access to an OSCE representative; would refer you to the OSCE for
further details on that, Jeff Rathke, Director of the Office of Press
Relations of the US Department of State, said during a daily press
briefing, when asked about the OSCE's inability to visit the crash
site of the Armenian helicopter that was shot down Azeris on Nov 12.
"We - our position on the helicopter shoot-down remains, though. We
think that it's a reminder of the need for all sides to redouble
efforts on a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I
don't have anything beyond that," Rathke added.
Meanwhile, the Armenians are still able to find out what has happened
to the crew of the shot-down helicopter because the Azeris keep
firing at the site. Nor have they given any security guarantees to
OSCE observers wishing to monitor the area.
To remind, the Azeri armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while
it was conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12
November. Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan,
Sargis Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The NKR State
Committee for POWs, Captives and the Missing has requested the ICRC
assistance in returning the crewmembers of the downed helicopter. The
Azeri officer that shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal.
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by Tatevik Shahunyan
Thursday, November 20, 11:55
Well, we understand that there are - there may have been a refusal
of access to an OSCE representative; would refer you to the OSCE for
further details on that, Jeff Rathke, Director of the Office of Press
Relations of the US Department of State, said during a daily press
briefing, when asked about the OSCE's inability to visit the crash
site of the Armenian helicopter that was shot down Azeris on Nov 12.
"We - our position on the helicopter shoot-down remains, though. We
think that it's a reminder of the need for all sides to redouble
efforts on a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I
don't have anything beyond that," Rathke added.
Meanwhile, the Armenians are still able to find out what has happened
to the crew of the shot-down helicopter because the Azeris keep
firing at the site. Nor have they given any security guarantees to
OSCE observers wishing to monitor the area.
To remind, the Azeri armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while
it was conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12
November. Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan,
Sargis Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The NKR State
Committee for POWs, Captives and the Missing has requested the ICRC
assistance in returning the crewmembers of the downed helicopter. The
Azeri officer that shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=051197E0-7093-11E4-8D9D0EB7C0D21663