NKR Foreign Minister, OSCE CiO representative discuss situation at the line of contact

On January 19, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan received Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk.

During the meeting, the sides discussed a range of issues related, in particular, to the current situation on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, and the monitoring conducted by the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.

The parties touched upon the January 14 planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, halted because of a shot fired from the Azerbaijani side.

Karen Mirzoyan noted that this gross violation of the security guarantees by Azerbaijan was yet another manifestation of its policy aimed at the escalation of the situation.

The interlocutors emphasized the necessity of maintaining stability on the Line of Contact.