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Interfax, Russia
Nov 21 2014
OSCE amends wordings in Karabakh helicopter incident statement after Baku protests
BAKU. Nov 21
The OSCE Minsk Group has amended its statement related to the downing
of a military helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area after
Azerbaijan's protests.
The statement concerning the incident currently available on the OSCE
official website says that the helicopter's wreckage currently lies
"in no man's land in a heavily mined area along the Line of Contact."
The earlier version of the statement described the area as "neutral,"
which drew harsh criticism from Azeri officials.
Meanwhile, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
Andrzej Kasprzyk has arrived in Baku to discuss the helicopter
incident with the Azeri leadership, local media reported.
According to the Azeri Defense Ministry, an Armenian military
helicopter Mi-24 had taken an attack course and tried to attack Azeri
armed forces' positions 1,700 meters northeast of the village of
Kengerli, the Agdam district, on November 12, after which Azeri forces
had to return fire and destroyed the helicopter.
Armenian official sources reported earlier that the Azeri armed forces
had shot down a Mi-24 helicopter belonging to the Nagorno-Karabakh
armed forces while the latter was on a training flight during joint
Armenian-Nagorno-Karabakh exercises Unity 2014. Preliminary findings
indicate that the three crewmembers were killed.
va
From: Baghdasarian
Nov 21 2014
OSCE amends wordings in Karabakh helicopter incident statement after Baku protests
BAKU. Nov 21
The OSCE Minsk Group has amended its statement related to the downing
of a military helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area after
Azerbaijan's protests.
The statement concerning the incident currently available on the OSCE
official website says that the helicopter's wreckage currently lies
"in no man's land in a heavily mined area along the Line of Contact."
The earlier version of the statement described the area as "neutral,"
which drew harsh criticism from Azeri officials.
Meanwhile, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
Andrzej Kasprzyk has arrived in Baku to discuss the helicopter
incident with the Azeri leadership, local media reported.
According to the Azeri Defense Ministry, an Armenian military
helicopter Mi-24 had taken an attack course and tried to attack Azeri
armed forces' positions 1,700 meters northeast of the village of
Kengerli, the Agdam district, on November 12, after which Azeri forces
had to return fire and destroyed the helicopter.
Armenian official sources reported earlier that the Azeri armed forces
had shot down a Mi-24 helicopter belonging to the Nagorno-Karabakh
armed forces while the latter was on a training flight during joint
Armenian-Nagorno-Karabakh exercises Unity 2014. Preliminary findings
indicate that the three crewmembers were killed.
va
From: Baghdasarian