OSCE Mission conducts monitoring of line of contact

In accordance with the agreement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission on January 15 conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the northern direction of Kuropatkino settlement in Martuni region of the NKR, according to the press service of NKR Foreign Ministry.

From the positions of the NKR Army, monitoring was conducted by Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Khristo Khristov (Bulgaria) and Jiri Aberle (Czech Republic) and staff member of the Office Peter Svedberg.

From the opposite side, Field Assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Yevgeny Sharov (Ukraine) and William Pryor (UK) were included in the monitoring group.

The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule. No violation of the ceasefire was registered. However, the Azerbaijani side did not take the OSCE Mission to its frontline positions.

From the Karabakh side, the Mission was accompanied by representatives of NKR Ministries of Foreign Ministry and Defense.