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Armenia, OSCE sign 2015 Cooperation Program
The results of the 2014 Cooperation Program between the Armenian Ministry of Defense and the OSCE Office in Yerevan were summed up on December 18. Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office Andrey Sorokin offered speeches at the meeting. The Armenian Defense Minister and the Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office handed certificates to the…
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OSCE observers come under fire in eastern Ukraine
A patrol of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), deployed in Ukraine, has been fired upon in the southeast of the country, the SMM has said in a spot report. According to the SMM, the incident occurred while a patrol of three OSCE monitors was travelling between two Ukrainian military checkpoints in theDonetsk region. The grenade hit the ground “approximately 150 meters [almost…
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Armenian Mission to the OSCE urges Azerbaijan to comply with the norms of international humanitarian law
On November 20 the Mission of Armenia to the OSCE delivered a statement at Permanent Council session regarding the violation of norms of international humanitarian law by Azerbaijan. Referring to the shooting down by the Azerbaijani armed forces of MI-24 helicopter of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army, that was conducting a training flight, the Armenian side informed that Azerbaijan is hindering…
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Minsk Group Co-Chairs express concern over the downing of the helicopter in Nagorno Karabakh
The Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States, and Pierre Andrieu of France) express our very serious concern about the downing of a helicopter near the Line of Contact and the recent violence. We regret the loss of life and express our condolences to the families. The Co-Chairs are deeply worried…
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OSCE concerned about the downing of the helicopter in Nagorno Karabakh
The OSCE is concerned about the events around the downing of the helicopter in Nagorno Karabaakh and considers that such incidents threaten to expand the scale of the crisis, OSCE SEcretary general declared Wednesday, RIA Novosti reports. “We are extremely worried about the developments inside and outside Nagorno Karabakh. Such catastrophes can lead to a wider crisis in the context…
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Azerbaijani side again refuses to lead the OSCE mission to its front-lines
On November 5, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the east direction of the Seisulan settlement of the NKR Martakert region. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the…
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