OSCE mission will carry out monitoring on Karabakh-Azerbaijan line of contact
07.07.2015,
11:07
The OSCE mission is carrying out its regular monitoring on the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, Martuni direction, on Wednesday July 8, , the press office of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.
STEPANAKERT, July 7. /ARKA/. The OSCE mission is carrying out its regular monitoring on the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, Martuni direction, on Wednesday July 8, , the press office of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.
The monitoring has been agreed upon with the NKR authorities.
Field assistants to Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Irji Aberle (Czech Republic) and Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria) will be monitoring the situation from the NKR army of defense side.
NKR’s authorities say they are ready to provide support and ensure safety of the OSCE mission members, according to the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where 99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
The monitoring has been agreed upon with the NKR authorities.
Field assistants to Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Irji Aberle (Czech Republic) and Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria) will be monitoring the situation from the NKR army of defense side.
NKR’s authorities say they are ready to provide support and ensure safety of the OSCE mission members, according to the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where 99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed and about a million had to leave their homes during the military operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA, Russia and France. –0--
