Nané Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Armenia Says Azerbaijan Violated The Truce Between Two Countries The Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian informed today on serious violation of truce by Azerbaijan, as a result of which there are killed and wounded. “On March 3, in the North-Eastern part of Martakert region of Nagorno-Artsax, Azerbaijan undertook serious infringement on our positions. The given incident differs from the previous violations of truce from the Azerbaijani side by its volume and the armament used. The skirmish continues till now, as a result of which there are killed and injured. From the Armenian side there is one injured, the Azerbaijani side has reported on two people dead,” Vartan Oskanian stated, speaking at a press conference in Yerevan today. The Foreign Minister noted that the Armenian side initially yielded to the enemy one of the positions occupied, however, it was later returned. Vartan Oskanian informed that at present, the OSCE Minsk Group US Co-Cchair Matthew Bryza and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk are in Baku and are holding talks on reestablishment of truce. “Bryza and Kasprzyk did not manage to reach success, since Azerbaijan agreed to truce only if it preserved the given position. Now, when the given position is returned, I believe it will be easier to reach consent,” Vartan Oskanian stated. “We absolutely condemn such actions of Azerbaijan and call on to the soon return to a ceasefire order”, Armenian Foreign Minister stated, expressing opinion that “Baku obviously tried to speculate on the internal political situation in Armenia, evidently deciding that all our attention is concentrated on the internal issues”. Vartan Oskanian also stated that Azerbaijan took up attack on the “diplomatic front” as well. In particular, Azerbaijan presented to the consideration of the UN General Assembly the draft of the new resolution on Nagorno-Artsax, the voting on which is planned for March 14. According to the Minister, the Armenian diplomacy is working on the prevention of the resolution and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair states are against the given resolution. Armenia Says Azerbaijan Violated The Truce Between Two Countries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Thank you. Edited March 4, 2008 by Sulamita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted March 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Shootout continues on Armenia-Azerbaijan contact-line since morning, death toll rises [ 04 Mar 2008 19:48 ] Terter. Teymur Guliyev-APA. Two more Azerbaijanis died as a result of Armenian armed forces’ attack on Azerbaijani Terter region.APA’s Artsax bureau reports that one of them is Bahruz Ismayilov, who had been drafted from Shaki region enlistment office. The other has not been identified yet. The death toll among Azerbaijanis soldiers reached four. It is reported that a lot of Armenians died and heavy equipment and wounded soldiers were left on the contact-line. The shootout continues. Spokesman for Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Eldar Sabiroglu told APA the shootout continued. He said the detailed information would be given later. Armenian armed forces have been firing on Azerbaijan’s posts since 11.00. Four servicemen of Azerbaijani army died, residents of Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy region Aliyev Rahman Suleyman and Heydarov Mirala, Knyaz were wounded. Azerbaijani servicemen Nemet Gusayev and Yusif Gasimov were killed in the battle with the enemy this morning. Shootout continues on Armenia-Azerbaijan contact-line since morning, death toll rises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 According to the latest news, to the request of the Armenian side to stop the military operation, the azeris have responded negatively. In respond, the armenian forces forced the azeris back and took the earlier captured positions back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 I received this today by email....Don't know the source sorry. Fighting Erupts in Artsax, As Azeris Violate Cease Fire YEREVAN, STEPANAKERT?Azeri Armed Forces violated the cease fire Tuesday when at 5 a.m. local time Azeri forces opened fire on Nagorno-Artsax Republic Army positions northeast of the Martakert Region, Armenian Defense Ministry reported. Azeri forces captured a Artsax defense position. Artsax forces responded to the attack and forced the Azeri side to retreat. Fatalities and casualties are being reported on the Azeri side. A senior Lieutenant of the Artsax Army was also wounded in the attack. The exchange of fire escalated and intensified at around 8 a.m. local and fighting continued until 3:40 p.m., when Artsax forces reclaimed their positions and calm has been restored. Armenia?s Defense Minister immediately informed the Personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk about the violation of the cease-fire regime. Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said that Azeri Armed Force were responsible for initiating a "serious challenge to Armenian forces" and suggested more substantial military hardware was involved than had been in any previous violations of the 1994 cease-fire agreement that brought an end to major hostilities over Nagorno-Artsax. Oskanian accused Baku of striking at a moment when Yerevan is particularly vulnerable, with the state of emergency in place since government troops and police forcibly dispersed opposition protesters in clashes on March 1 that left at least eight people dead. "We condemn this challenge, and we think that this is an attempt by the Azerbaijani side to exploit the current situation in Armenia," Oskanian said. "Perhaps they thought we had focused all of our attention on our internal situation, and that this could provide them with a psychological advantage, but this hasn't proved the case." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL04930529 Azerbaijan may use force in Artsax after Kosovo Reuters By Lada Yevgrashina BAKU, March 4 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's president said on Tuesday his country was ready to take back breakaway Nagorno-Artsax by force if need be and was buying military equipment and arms in preparation. President Ilham Aliyev linked his comments to the newly-declared independence in Kosovo which he said had emboldened ethnic Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Artsax. In a sign of disapproval of Kosovo's independence Azerbaijan's parliament later voted to withdraw a 33-strong Azeri peacekeeping team that has been serving there under NATO command since 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.armenialiberty.org/images/photo/NK-army7.jpg Deadly Fighting Reported In Artsax News reports from Baku said at least two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the clashes. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry declined to confirm or deny the information. The Armenian side said fighting broke out there early in the morning when Azerbaijani troops attacked and temporarily capture a Artsax Armenian army outpost in the area. According to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, Armenian forces went on a counteroffensive and recaptured the position in the afternoon after the Azerbaijanis refused to pull back. “As of now, that position is under our control and the enemy has fled leaving many corpses behind,” Sarkisian told journalists in the evening. The Defense Ministry in Yerevan issued a similar statement earlier in the day, saying that Artsax Armenian soldiers killed several Azerbaijani servicemen and suffered no casualties. The Azerbaijani military came up with a diametrically opposite version of events, accusing the Armenians of attacking its positions north-east of Artsax’s Mardakert district. “The Azerbaijani army is giving the Armenians a worthy response and we are fully capable of defending the independence of our country,” the army chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Nejmeddin Sadygov, said, according to the Day.az news services. Both Sadygov and a spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Khazar Ibrahim, linked the fighting with the post-election tensions in Armenia. "This is a clear provocation by Armenia," Ibrahim told RFE/RL. "They are trying to use the situation which is taking place in Yerevan after the elections and are trying to divert the attention of their citizens and population from the internal and domestic issues in order to seek an external enemy." But according to Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, it is Baku which is striking at a moment when Yerevan is particularly vulnerable. "We condemn this challenge, and we think that this is an attempt by the Azerbaijani side to exploit the current situation in Armenia," Oskanian said. "Perhaps they thought we had focused all of our attention on our internal situation, and that this could provide them with a psychological advantage, but this hasn't proved the case." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) The azeris don't even hide that they wanna war. Just like in 1988, let them shoot again, ... we are ready for it! Ilham Aliyev: "Azerbaijan will secure its territorial integrity at any cost" http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=45090 Azerbaijan to Reconsider Peaceful Settlement of Nagorno-Artsax Conflict if Contradiction Processes to go on in Armenia – Azerbaijani Parliament First Vice Speaker http://news.trend.az/index.shtml?show=news...536&lang=EN Edited March 4, 2008 by Aratta-Kingdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 How can they lie so much accusing the Armenian side, when they continiously make statments of ''taking back controlled territories'' by making threats. They are admitting their intentions yet accuse the othere side. How long do they think they can lie from both front. http://www.armenialiberty.org/images/photo/NK-army7.jpg Deadly Fighting Reported In Artsax News reports from Baku said at least two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the clashes. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry declined to confirm or deny the information. The Armenian side said fighting broke out there early in the morning when Azerbaijani troops attacked and temporarily capture a Artsax Armenian army outpost in the area. According to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, Armenian forces went on a counteroffensive and recaptured the position in the afternoon after the Azerbaijanis refused to pull back. “As of now, that position is under our control and the enemy has fled leaving many corpses behind,” Sarkisian told journalists in the evening. The Defense Ministry in Yerevan issued a similar statement earlier in the day, saying that Artsax Armenian soldiers killed several Azerbaijani servicemen and suffered no casualties. The Azerbaijani military came up with a diametrically opposite version of events, accusing the Armenians of attacking its positions north-east of Artsax’s Mardakert district. “The Azerbaijani army is giving the Armenians a worthy response and we are fully capable of defending the independence of our country,” the army chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Nejmeddin Sadygov, said, according to the Day.az news services. Both Sadygov and a spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Khazar Ibrahim, linked the fighting with the post-election tensions in Armenia. "This is a clear provocation by Armenia," Ibrahim told RFE/RL. "They are trying to use the situation which is taking place in Yerevan after the elections and are trying to divert the attention of their citizens and population from the internal and domestic issues in order to seek an external enemy." But according to Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, it is Baku which is striking at a moment when Yerevan is particularly vulnerable. "We condemn this challenge, and we think that this is an attempt by the Azerbaijani side to exploit the current situation in Armenia," Oskanian said. "Perhaps they thought we had focused all of our attention on our internal situation, and that this could provide them with a psychological advantage, but this hasn't proved the case." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 It's all propaganda. They count on ignorance of people. Every time something major that is about to happen, the azeri spread "news" about khojali. When you google the word, Armenia/Armenian or Azerbaiajn/Azeri, all you see is their fabricated stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Azeri armed forces attempted to seize Armenian positions 04.03.2008 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan made an attempt to make use of the domestic tension in Armenia to provoke a ceasefire violation in Mardakert direction, RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told reporters in Yerevan. “The Azeri units tried to advance through the Armenian territory and seize a post but were rebuffed. Several Armenian servicemen were injured, 2 Azeri soldiers were killed. The skirmish is going on but not so violently. We have already sent a notice to OSCE CiO’s special representative Andrzej Kasprzyk and hope that the situation will settle down soon,” he said. “If someone in Baku hopes to gain psychological dividends, thinking that we are too concentrated on our internal affairs, he is deeply mistaken,” the Armenian Minister emphasized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 How long do they think they can lie from both front. Until their oil runs out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Ays ankam minchev Baku! Actually I'm preparing a new production sharing agreement between Armenia and Russia regarding the Armenia's oil in Baku! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Ays ankam minchev Baku! Actually I'm preparing a new production sharing agreement between Armenia and Russia regarding the Armenia's oil in Baku! Asdvads peranet lese! Yev inchou che Gamavor jan togh vor entmishd papaket yev gamket ella! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Ays ankam minchev Baku! Actually I'm preparing a new production sharing agreement between Armenia and Russia regarding the Armenia's oil in Baku! This is old news , it will be a deja vu. At one time all the engineers, geologists and technicians in Baku were Armenian. Not to forget Galoust Gulbenkian. He was not directly involved in Baku but.... When we conquer Baku those asseris will be given a choice, just as in khojali. They can go east beyond the Caspian, south to the Iranian assebokhjan or west, join their "bastards" I meant "brothers" in Europe. Edited March 4, 2008 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALMA Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL04930529 Azerbaijan may use force in Artsax after Kosovo Reuters By Lada Yevgrashina BAKU, March 4 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's president said on Tuesday his country was ready to take back breakaway Nagorno-Artsax by force if need be and was buying military equipment and arms in preparation. President Ilham Aliyev linked his comments to the newly-declared independence in Kosovo which he said had emboldened ethnic Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Artsax. In a sign of disapproval of Kosovo's independence Azerbaijan's parliament later voted to withdraw a 33-strong Azeri peacekeeping team that has been serving there under NATO command since 1999. «ԻՆՉ ԳՆՈՎ ԷԼ ԼԻՆԻ, ՎԵՐԱԿԱՆԳՆԵԼՈՒ ԵՆՔ ԱԴՐԲԵՋԱՆԻ ՏԱՐԱԾՔԱՅԻՆ ԱՄԲՈՂՋԱԿԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ» Երեկ Խանլարում հայտարարել է Իլհամ Ալիեւը Մարտի 1-ի իրադարձությունները հանգեցրին ներքաղաքական իրավիճակի լարվածության աննախադեպ սրմանը Հայաստանում: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետության սահմաններում էլ սրվում է ռազմաքաղաքական իրավիճակի լարվածությունը: Անկախ ազգային պատկանելության տարբերությունից, լարվածությունների սրման նախաձեռնողները ծառայում են Լեռնային Ղարաբաղն Ադրբեջանին վերադարձնելու ընդհանուր նպատակին, նրանց ընդհանուր նպատակի հետ միավորում է նաեւ անթաքույց հայատյացությունը: Ներքաղաքական, առավել եւս ռազմաքաղաքական լարվածության սրումը պատեհ առիթ է ռազմատենչ հայտարարություններով մեկ անգամ եւս Հայաստանի վրա հոխորտալու համար, ինչը իսկույն օգտագործել է Իլհամ Ալիեւը, որպեսզի հերթական անգամ հայտարարի Ադրբեջանի տարածքային ամբողջականությունը վերականգնելու վճռականության մասին: Իլհամի երեկվա հայտարարությանը նույն օրն արձագանքեց թուրքական հանրային հեռուստատեսությունը, ասելով. «Խանլար քաղաքում գտնվող Իլհամ Ալիեւը նշեց, որ Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի հիմնահարցը պետք է լուծվի Ադրբեջանի տարածքային ամբողջականության շրջանակում: Նա ասաց, որ Ադրբեջանի տարածքային ամբողջականությունը ողջ աշխարհն է ճանաչում, եւ թույլ չեն տալու Ադրբեջանից Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի անջատումը: Ալիեւը հիշեցնելով հանդերձ Ադրբեջանի ռազմական ուժի հզորացման առնչությամբ մտահոգություն արտահայտող երկրների առկայության մասին, հարկ համարեց ընդգծել, որ առայժմ շարունակվում է բանակցային գործընթացը, սակայն ինչ գնով էլ լինի, վերականգնելու են Ադրբեջանի տարածքային ամբողջականությունը»: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-47 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) According to Artsakh, there were 8 azerbaboons killed today with 2 Armenians wounded. The enemy captured a position for a few hours only to be repelled back. ------------------------------------------- Armenian and Azerbaijani Forces Clash * AP * Tuesday March 4 2008 By AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Ethnic Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchanged fire for hours Tuesday near the disputed territory of Nagorno-Artsax, officials in the neighboring former Soviet republics said. A spokesman for Nagorno-Artsax's military force said eight Azerbaijani soldiers were killed, but Azerbaijani officials declined to comment on casualties. A local media report in Azerbaijan said three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed. The clashes came as Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliev, issued his latest suggestion that his country could use force to regain control over Nagorno-Artsax. The region is inside Azerbaijan but has been under ethnic Armenian control since a 1994 cease-fire ended a six-year war. Statements by officials on both sides suggested the fighting was heavier than most of the skirmishes that intermittently break out along a cease-fire line dividing territory held by rival forces. Armenia's foreign minister, Vardan Oskanian, said Azerbaijani forces attacked Armenian positions northeast of Nagorno-Artsax early Tuesday, wounding several Armenian servicemen. Serge Sarkisian, Armenia's prime minister and president-elect, said later that Azerbaijani forces briefly seized positions held by forces of separatist Nagorno-Artsax, but the ethnic Armenians regained control in a counteroffensive. Nagorno-Artsax military spokesman Senor Asratian said eight Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and two of the separatist region's soldiers were wounded. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry accused the Armenian forces of starting the fighting. Ministry spokesman Ilgar Verdiyev said it continued into the evening and refused to comment on casualties. The private Azerbaijani television station Leader reported that three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed. Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Seyran Shakhsuvarian said the fighting subsided by late evening. However, Asratian said Azerbaijani forces targeted ethnic-Armenian positions with mortar and machine-gun fire shortly before midnight. Armenian and local ethnic Armenian forces drove the Azerbaijani army out of Nagorno-Artsax in one of the bloodiest conflicts of the post-Soviet era. Some 30,000 people were killed and about 1 million were driven from their homes during six years of fighting that ended with the 1994 cease-fire. Azerbaijan and Armenia remain locked in their dispute over Nagorno-Artsax - whose separatist ethnic Armenian government is not recognized internationally - despite more than a decade of efforts by foreign mediators led by the United States, Russia and France. Gunfire breaks out regularly along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia and in regions near Nagorno-Artsax, often resulting in small numbers of casualties. The lack of a settlement of the region's status prompts persistent fears of a new war. --- Associated Press writer Avet Demourian in Yerevan, Armenia, contributed to this report. Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7357504 Edited March 4, 2008 by AK-47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Fighting Erupts in Artsax as Azeris Violate Cease Fire Asbarez.com YEREVAN, STEPANAKERT--Azeri Armed Forces violated the cease fire Tuesday when at 5 a.m. local time Azeri forces opened fire on Nagorno-Artsax Republic Army positions northeast of the Martakert Region, Armenian Defense Ministry reported. Azeri forces captured a Artsax defense position. Artsax forces responded to the attack and forced the Azeri side to retreat. Fatalities and casualties are being reported on the Azeri side. A senior Lieutenant of the Artsax Army was also wounded in the attack. The exchange of fire escalated and intensified at around 8 a.m. local and fighting continued until 3:40 p.m., when Artsax forces reclaimed their positions and calm has been restored. News reports from Baku said at least two Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the clashes. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry declined to confirm or deny the information. Armenia's Defense Minister immediately informed the Personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk about the violation of the cease-fire regime. Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said that Azeri Armed Force were responsible for initiating a "serious challenge to Armenian forces" and suggested more substantial military hardware was involved than had been in any previous violations of the 1994 cease-fire agreement that brought an end to major hostilities over Nagorno-Artsax. Oskanian accused Baku of striking at a moment when Yerevan is particularly vulnerable, with the state of emergency in place since government troops and police forcibly dispersed opposition protesters in clashes on March 1 that left at least eight people dead. "We condemn this challenge, and we think that this is an attempt by the Azerbaijani side to exploit the current situation in Armenia," Oskanian said. "Perhaps they thought we had focused all of our attention on our internal situation, and that this could provide them with a psychological advantage, but this hasn't proved the case." Oskanian also noted that Azerbaijan presented to the consideration of the UN General Assembly a new draft for the resolution on Nagorno-Artsax. The draft is to be considered for voting on March 14, he explained. According to Oskanian, Armenian diplomats are working to prevent the resolution from being adopted. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are also against it, he added. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Tuesday in Baku that diplomatic efforts were not enough to resolve the Nagorno-Artsax conflict, said Trend News Agency. Aliyev pledged to constantly increase the military budget to buy new military equipment and arms. He said the ultimate goal of this is to 'liberate' Azeri lands. Aliyev has used his country's mounting oil wealth to stoke tensions with Armenia. He has funneled more than $1 billion into bolstering the country's defenses. On a trip to western Azerbaijan on March 3, Aliyev told reporters that diplomatic efforts "are not enough," adding that, "to resolve the Artsax conflict, we have to be strong, we have to be ready to liberate our lands by military means, and we are ready Azerbaijan is nevertheless ready for a peaceful settlement, he said, adding, however, that any solution must be based on the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. He argued that the international community knows this and "Armenia will know soon as well." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-47 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 This is old news , it will be a deja vu. At one time all the engineers, geologists and technicians in Baku were Armenian. Not to forget Galoust Gulbenkian. He was not directly involved in Baku but.... When we conquer Baku those asseris will be given a choice, just as in khojali. They can go east beyond the Caspian, south to the Iranian assebokhjan or west, join their "bastards" I meant "brothers" in Europe. Not beyond the Caspian but in the Caspian would be better. I hope they know how to swim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 AZERBAIJAN ASSAILS ARMENIAN FORCES IN NAGORNO-Artsax AZG According to Foreign Minister Oskanian, Azerbaijani Diplomacy has also Taken an Aggressive Stance On March 3, 2008, in the Martakert Region of Nagorno-Artsax, the Azerbaijani armed forces attempted a serious attack on the Armenian positions. "This incident quite differs from all the previous violations of the armistice, to which we are used to. In sense of weapons and military machinery engaged, this attack differs from the others a great deal," stated on a press conference the same day Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Vardan Oskanian. As of yesterday, the skirmish still continued on the frontline, the Azerbaijani side announced the loss of two soldiers. The Minster added, "At a certain moment we lost a position, but regained it and restored the status quo on the frontline. We strongly condemn this action of violence and consider it as a provocation of the Azerbaijani side in connection with the destabilized political situation inside Armenia. Probably Azerbaijan counted upon taking advantage at the moment when all of Armenia is focused on its internal problems. Luckily, Azerbaijan’s plans failed". The Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group, as well as representative of OSCE Chairman in Office Andrzey Kasprszyk were immediately informed about the incident. Yesterday Co-Chair Bryza and Special Representative Kasprszyk left on an official visit to Baku and are returning to Yerevan in a day or two. They negotiate for restoring the armistice regime with the Azerbaijani authorities. "At first the negotiations were about the point that Azerbaijan consented to cease the fire without giving up the occupied position. This question was naturally settled by the fact that the Armenian forces succeeded to take it back." In such circumstances, according to Vardan Oskanian, the restoration of armistice will be much easier. Foreign Minister Oskanian also said that the diplomacy of Azerbaijan has also taken an aggressive stance. The Azerbaijani side has proposed a new resolution draft on Artsax issue, based upon the precedent of Kosovo. The resolution draft is to be voted on March 14. The Foreign Minister assured that the Armenian diplomacy is working to prevent the passing of the resolution and stated that the proposal of it was another Azerbaijani provocation, caused by the unrest in Armenia. "The Chairing countries are trying to persuade Azerbaijan to call the resolution back. If even those attempts fail, I hope at least that the Chairing countries will not support the resolution," said Mr. Oskanian. He also stated that the Azerbaijani authorities are trying to put the newly elected President of Armenia into a difficult situation with such measures. Mr. Oskanian informed that in the state of emergency the Foreign Ministry of Armenia shall work in a special regime, so as to ensure providing verified and objective information. The Foreign Minister reminded that OSCE Chairman in Office representative Heikki Talvitie and EU Special Representative to South Caucasus Peter Semneby are on a visit to Armenia and have met with the President, Prime Minister, Parliament Speaker and opposition political figures. By A. Haroutiunian, translated by A.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyethga Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) YEREVAN. March 4 (Interfax) - The situation at the contact line between the armed forces of the non-recognized Nagorno-Artsax Republic and Azerbaijan has stabilized, Seiran Shakhsuvarian, a spokesman for the Armenian defense minister, told Interfax. The exchange of fire has stopped, he said. Shakhsuvarian also gave details of a clash between Nagorno-Artsax and Azeri troops, which occurred earlier on Tuesday. "At about 5:00 a.m. on March 4, at the contact line between Nagorno-Artsax and Azerbaijan, 3.5 kilometers away from the village of Levonarch northeast of Martakert, Azeri armed forces opened fire at Nagorno-Artsax positions, which left a senior lieutenant of the Nagorno-Artsax defense army wounded," Shakhsuvarian said. The Azeri forces seized a Nagorno-Artsax stronghold, but the Nagorno-Artsax troops later forced the Azeri servicemen to retreat to their previous positions, Shakhsuvarian said. A number of Azeri soldiers were killed or wounded, he said. The Armenian defense minister immediately informed OSCE chairman- in-office personal representative Andrzej Kaspzyk of the violation of a ceasefire by Azeri troops, he said. The chiefs of staff of the Armenian and Azeri armed forces exchanged information on the incident, he said. Baku put the blame for the incident on Yerevan. Typical Azeri: շառը մեր վրա ա գցում, start a fight and immediately ask the other side why they started the fight. Whiny b_____. Note: hyethga I merged your topic with an existing one. Yervant Edited March 5, 2008 by Yervant1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-47 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Baboon propoganda -------------------------- Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense: 12 enemy soldiers killed, 15 wounded in clash [ 05 Mar 2008 00:30 ] Baku.Rashad Suleymanov. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense has released official information on the all-the-day military clashes between Armenian and Azeri armed forces at the frontline. Lieutenant colonel Eldar Sabiroghlu, Press Secretary of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense, told APA that violation of the ceasefire by Armenian Armed Forces since early morning escalated to a tension at several points of the frontline. “The exchange of fire is still ongoing. You see, Armenian is trying to divert the attention of their citizens and the world community from the internal and domestic unrest and bloody actions. That is the reason why Armenia resorted to this. Azeri Armey courageously and bravely repelled the enemy, prevented their attacks and gave deserving retaliation. 12 enemy soldiers were killed and 15 wounded. Three soldiers of Azerbaijani army were shot dead and one wounded,” he added. Today’s incident, as the both sides say, has been heavier than most of the skirmishes that intermittently break out along a cease-fire line. Source: http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=45157 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 http://www.huliq.com/52532/armenia-says-az...n-two-countries Armenia Says Azerbaijan Violated The Truce Between Two Countries The Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian informed today on serious violation of truce by Azerbaijan, as a result of which there are killed and wounded. “On March 3, in the North-Eastern part of Martakert region of Nagorno-Artsax, Azerbaijan undertook serious infringement on our positions. The given incident differs from the previous violations of truce from the Azerbaijani side by its volume and the armament used. The skirmish continues till now, as a result of which there are killed and injured. From the Armenian side there is one injured, the Azerbaijani side has reported on two people dead,” Vartan Oskanian stated, speaking at a press conference in Yerevan today. The Foreign Minister noted that the Armenian side initially yielded to the enemy one of the positions occupied, however, it was later returned. Vartan Oskanian informed that at present, the OSCE Minsk Group US Co-Cchair Matthew Bryza and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk are in Baku and are holding talks on reestablishment of truce. “Bryza and Kasprzyk did not manage to reach success, since Azerbaijan agreed to truce only if it preserved the given position. Now, when the given position is returned, I believe it will be easier to reach consent,” Vartan Oskanian stated. “We absolutely condemn such actions of Azerbaijan and call on to the soon return to a ceasefire order”, Armenian Foreign Minister stated, expressing opinion that “Baku obviously tried to speculate on the internal political situation in Armenia, evidently deciding that all our attention is concentrated on the internal issues”. Vartan Oskanian also stated that Azerbaijan took up attack on the “diplomatic front” as well. In particular, Azerbaijan presented to the consideration of the UN General Assembly the draft of the new resolution on Nagorno-Artsax, the voting on which is planned for March 14. According to the Minister, the Armenian diplomacy is working on the prevention of the resolution and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chair states are against the given resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aratta-Kingdom Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Baboon propoganda -------------------------- Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense: 12 enemy soldiers killed, 15 wounded in clash it must hurt to be a loser. they failed and they are back to their normal way of life. all is left for them now is to fool their people with fairy-tales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyethga Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Give medals to whoever killed those heathenistic Mongols of the east who once again threatened to take back what was never theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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