WHY HAS KASPRCHIK COME TO ARMENIA?

11-03-2005

“A1+” learned today that the special representative of the OSCE
President – Anjey Kasprchik, who had carried out inspection of the
Karabakh-Azerbaijan border on March 6, is in Yerevan. It turned out
impossible to learn why he had come to Armenia, who he will meet
and when he will leave. Neither the OSCE office nor the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs gave any information; the only thing that was
confirmed was that Anjey Kasprchik is really in Yerevan.

Let us remind you that for the past week Armenia and Azerbaijan have
been blaming each other for violating the armistice. The Azerbaijani
side claims that the longest shooting was in the Aghdam region. The
Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has also informed that the Armenian
side has violated the armistice in the Tartar region, as well as from
the Ijevan region.

According to the information of the Radio station “Azatutyun”, this
week the Azerbaijanis have tried to take control of more comfortable
posts in the North-East of Karabakh. As a result of the conflict there
is a victim from the Armenian side, two were injured. The posts, for
which the armed conflict took place, are again under the control of
the Armenian side.

The Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs Eldar Mamedov has voiced
opinion that “some powers try to destroy what was achieved at the
negotiation table by creating tension. These incidents are natural when
the points of view of the sides are coming closer, as the negotiations
of the sides are continuing successfully”.