MP: OSCE Minsk Group for the first time pointed the source of tension on the confrontation line between the armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan
ArmInfo. The OSCE Minsk Group on settlement of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict was first compelled to recognize that the source of tension on the line of confrontation between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Artsakh is Baku.
On May 19 at a meeting of the Armenian parliament the deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia Samvel Farmanyan stated, commenting on the statement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, which was distributed the day before.
According to Farmanyan, the statement of the co-chairs became a compulsory measure, taking into account the fact that Azerbaijan continues to refuse to implement the agreements reached in Vienna and in St. Petersburg to introduce mechanisms to prevent incidents on the line of opposition. "I think we should all welcome this statement of the co-chairs, but at the same time I think it would be correct if the Minsk Group published data on the losses incurred by Azerbaijan, since official Baku hides its losses by keeping the public of their country in the dark", - said the Deputy.
"According to information gathered from several reliable sources, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired a missile strike on military equipment on the opposite side of the line of contact on May 15. From the evening of May 16 until May 17, the Armenian armed forces struck back with mortars of various calibers. Both sides seriously violated the ceasefire and are alarming. There are conflicting reports about the goals of these recent attacks, as well as on the victims and the damage done. The Minsk Group and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office continue to collect additional data and analytical materials in order to obtain more complete and accurate information about the current situation.
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs condemn these recent violations of the cease-fire regime and urge the parties to take all necessary measures to prevent further escalation of the conflict," the mediators said