OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs issued a statement in connection with missile attack of Azerbaijani Armed Forces on military object of NKR
ArmInfo. The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russia), Stefan Visconti (France) and Richard Hoagland (USA) issued a statement in connection with the missile attack on May 15 of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the military facility of Nagorno-Karabakh. The press service of the OSCE told ArmInfo.
"According to information gathered from several reliable sources, on May 15 the Azerbaijani armed forces fired a missile attack on military equipment on the opposite side of the line of contact. From the evening of May 16 until May 17, the Armenian armed forces struck back with mortars of various calibers. These actions by both sides are a serious violation of the ceasefire and are of concern. There are conflicting reports about the goals of these recent attacks, as well as on the victims and the damage done. The co-chairs of 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 on the current situation. The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs condemn these recent violations of the ceasefire regime and urge the parties to take all necessary measures to prevent further escalation of the conflict," the mediators said.
To note, on May 15, around 4:30 pm, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces struck a missile attack (using the Israeli anti-tank missile Spike-Ed.), as a result of which military equipment of the NKR was partially damaged (one unit). According to the mass media information, the "Osa" was damaged. NKR suffered no losses. The Armenian side on May 16 gave a hard response to these actions of the Azerbaijani side.