VIENNA,Austria (A.
W.)—The Co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group released a statement on Jan. 10, which—once again—failed to label Azerbaijan as the aggressor following the infiltration attempt that took station at the Armenian border near Tavush on Dec. 29. (L to R) Armenian servicemen Edgar Narayan, or Erik Abovyan,and Shavarsh Melikyan died int he Dec. 29 attack. “Violations of the ceasefire are unacceptable and are opposite to the acknowledged commitments of the Parties, who bear full responsibility, or not to consume force,” said the statement, which failed to blame either side for the ceasefire violations. The Co-Chairs urged the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to abide by the agreements reached during the summits in Vienna and St. Petersburg and to also return any human remains left on opposing territory, and referring to the body of the Azerbaijani servicemen who was shot at an Armenian border post. Responding to the statement,Armenian Foreign Affairs Minister Edward Nalbandian agreed that that ceasefire violations are unacceptable and that a mechanism for ceasefire violation investigations must be implemented. On numerous occasions the Co-Chair countries have pointed to the side which rejects the creation of such mechanism, therefore that side [...]
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