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KARABAKH WANTS VIOLATIONS OF CEASEFIRE INVESTIGATED
Interfax, Russia
Nov 18 2014
YEREVAN. Nov 18
The downing of a Mi-24 helicopter of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic by Azerbaijan is a challenge to the peacemaking efforts being
made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's
Minsk Group, said Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoian.
"This unprecedented violation of the ceasefire regime by Azerbaijan
is a challenge to the peacemaking efforts being made by the world
community and by the countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group,"
Mirzoian told OSCE envoy Andrzej Kasprzyk.
The press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Ministry informed
Interfax that the parties discussed on Monday the situation following
the downing of a Karabakh helicopter by Azerbaijan.
"Karen Mirzoian said that the absence of a concrete discussion of the
side responsible for the incidents is seen by Azerbaijan as a license
to impunity. In this context Mirzoian emphasized the importance of
creating and using mechanisms of investigating violations of the
ceasefire regime," it said.
The Azeri Defense Ministry claimed earlier that an Armenian Mil
Mi-24 helicopter on November 12 assumed a combat course 1,700
meters northeast of the village of Kengerli in the Agdam district of
Azerbaijan and attempted an attack on Azeri military positions. The
enemy helicopter was destroyed by return fire, the Azeri Defense
Ministry said.
According to the Armenian side, the Azeri military shot down an Mi-24
combat training helicopter of the Nagorno-Karabakh Air Force. Three
crewmembers were reportedly killed. The Armenian side cannot access
the crash site amid continuing fire from Azerbaijan.
An OSCE mission will monitor the engagement line between the Armenian
and Azeri forces on November 18, the Azeri Defense Ministry's press
service said earlier on Monday.
OSCE representatives are expected to assess the situation in the zone
of the Karabakh conflict following a recent wave of tensions on this
stretch of the engagement line.
Interfax, Russia
Nov 18 2014
YEREVAN. Nov 18
The downing of a Mi-24 helicopter of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh
Republic by Azerbaijan is a challenge to the peacemaking efforts being
made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's
Minsk Group, said Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoian.
"This unprecedented violation of the ceasefire regime by Azerbaijan
is a challenge to the peacemaking efforts being made by the world
community and by the countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group,"
Mirzoian told OSCE envoy Andrzej Kasprzyk.
The press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Ministry informed
Interfax that the parties discussed on Monday the situation following
the downing of a Karabakh helicopter by Azerbaijan.
"Karen Mirzoian said that the absence of a concrete discussion of the
side responsible for the incidents is seen by Azerbaijan as a license
to impunity. In this context Mirzoian emphasized the importance of
creating and using mechanisms of investigating violations of the
ceasefire regime," it said.
The Azeri Defense Ministry claimed earlier that an Armenian Mil
Mi-24 helicopter on November 12 assumed a combat course 1,700
meters northeast of the village of Kengerli in the Agdam district of
Azerbaijan and attempted an attack on Azeri military positions. The
enemy helicopter was destroyed by return fire, the Azeri Defense
Ministry said.
According to the Armenian side, the Azeri military shot down an Mi-24
combat training helicopter of the Nagorno-Karabakh Air Force. Three
crewmembers were reportedly killed. The Armenian side cannot access
the crash site amid continuing fire from Azerbaijan.
An OSCE mission will monitor the engagement line between the Armenian
and Azeri forces on November 18, the Azeri Defense Ministry's press
service said earlier on Monday.
OSCE representatives are expected to assess the situation in the zone
of the Karabakh conflict following a recent wave of tensions on this
stretch of the engagement line.