Minister of self-declared Karabakh: "A special division of Azerbaijani armed forces tried to penetrate into "Nagorno Karabakh" - UPDATED

17:06

The "Foreign Ministry" of separatist "NKR" has released a statement due to the incident on the contact line of the formations of "Nagorno Karabakh" and the armed forces of Azerbaijan.

According to sources from the Karabakh Foreign Ministry, in the result of measures, taken by the servicemen of the defense army of "NKR" the group was pushed to the initial positions, having losses (one soldier).

The document says that the said fact was presented to the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office.

The Foreign Ministry made a proposal to hold a crisis monitoring on the said section of the contact line of the armed forces of "NKR" and Armenia.

The separatist ministry noted that the said attempt was taken by the Azerbaijan side in the days of the visit of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office in "Nagorno Karabakh Republic", as well as following the recently signed Moscow declaration, fixing readiness of the sides to promote establishment of environment of stability and security in the region by way of the political resolution of the Karabakh conflict.

Noting that this is not the first attempt of the diversion groups of the armed forces of Azerbaijan to the front lines of the armed forces of "NKR" this year, the separatist "Foreign Ministry" reminds that the Karabakh leadership has repeatedly drawn attention of the mediators to the need for the immediate measures of world community on strengthening regime of ceasefire in the area of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and provision of of peace.

"Considering the destructive steps of official Baku, which, unfortunately, did not receive the due political assessment from the side of international mediators, the ministry puts responsibility for the possible escalation of tensions on the contact front line to the Azerbaijani leadership", says the statement.

The due note, fixing the official visit of the "NKR" powers on the said issue has been sent to the OSCE chairman-in-office and personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office", says the document.

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14:29

"On the night of November 16, at about 4:00 am, a special division of Azerbaijani armed forces trespassed a contact line of the armed forces of "Nagorno Karabakh" and Azerbaijan in the southeastern direction, attempting to penetrate into the base of the "NKR" defense army, serving on the positions not far from the Ashaghi Seidahmedli settlement", said spokesman for the "Defense Ministry" of the so-called "NKR".

The source reported that the servicemen of "NKR" resisted the enemy, pushing it back to the initial positions.

"The Azerbaijani side had one loss, while Karabakh did not have any loss", says the statement.

According to the press service, this is the next serious incident following the attack of the Azerbaijani diversion group on the night of March 4 of 2008 on the position of the Karabakh army near Levonarkh village of Martakert region of "NKR".

"The Defense Ministry" of Nagorno Karabakh pays a special attention to the fact that Azerbaijani side violated ceasefire at the moment, when OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs were visiting Khankendi".

/Novosti-Armenia/