Minsk Group transfers to crisis monitoring on the contact front line of "Nagorno Karabakh" and Azerbaijani armed forces - UPDATED

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The due announcement was made by personal representative of OSCE chairman-in-office Anzhey Kaspshik.

"The monitoring which was planned in advance is expected to be held in Chinari village area (Tavush oblast of Armenia), after which there is a plan to hold a crisis monitoring on the contact line of the armed forces of Karabakh and Azerbaijan", said Kaspshik.

He noted that the monitoring is held twice a month, yet if there is a problem, it is transferred to the crisis situation regime.

Currently the OSCE Minsk Group has already appealed for permission to hold a crisis monitoring due to the military actions in Fizuli.

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"The Minsk Group is passing to the crisis monitoring on the contact front line of the armed forces of "Nagorno Karabakh" and Azerbaijan.

Such an approach is caused by the military actions in Fizuli, which led to victims.

The situation creates concerns and again requires details of the events, yet we do hope that the monitoring, which has repeatedly rescued many lives, will help this time too", said the US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group on Karabakh Matthew Bryza at a press conference in Yerevan on Monday.

According to Bryza, MG has already applied for permission to hold a crisis monitoring.

"The situation in Fizuli is important in the sense of deepening trust, which will help avert such military actions", said he.

The US co-chair noted that the sides have confirmed readiness to settle the conflict by politically peaceful way and the death of soldiers due to provocative actions should be prevented.

Personal representative of OSCE chairman-in-office Anzhey Kaspshik explained that the crisis monitoring will be held soon. "The monitoring does not envision permanent visits to the contact front line. It will be held on the spot", said he.

/Novosti-Armenia/