Armenian defense minister to initiate international assessment of Azerbaijani war crimes in Karabakh
13.04.2016,
15:55
Armenia's defense minister Seyran Ohanyan met Wednesday with U.S. ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, the press service of the Armenian defense ministry reports.
YEREVAN, April 13. /ARKA/. Armenia's defense minister Seyran Ohanyan met Wednesday with U.S. ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, the press service of the Armenian defense ministry reports.
It said Ohanyan and Mills discussed the latest large-scale offensive unleashed by Azerbaijan against the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and the current situation on the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani troops.
Ohanyan is said to have detailed the ambassador on the main features of Azerbaijan's blatant aggression, including the war crimes committed by Azerbaijani troops against Armenian soldiers and civilians, as well as gross violations of other legal provisions related to the armed confrontation. The minister said he will initiate an international assessment of these crimes.
The parties once again stressed the importance of active mediation efforts and the strengthening of the written agreement on the ceasefire as well as the establishment of confidence-building mechanisms as a precondition for easing the confrontation in the conflict zone. -0-
It said Ohanyan and Mills discussed the latest large-scale offensive unleashed by Azerbaijan against the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and the current situation on the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani troops.
Ohanyan is said to have detailed the ambassador on the main features of Azerbaijan's blatant aggression, including the war crimes committed by Azerbaijani troops against Armenian soldiers and civilians, as well as gross violations of other legal provisions related to the armed confrontation. The minister said he will initiate an international assessment of these crimes.
The parties once again stressed the importance of active mediation efforts and the strengthening of the written agreement on the ceasefire as well as the establishment of confidence-building mechanisms as a precondition for easing the confrontation in the conflict zone. -0-
