STEPANAKERT TO PREVENT PRESENCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCES IN KARABAKH
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 12, 2010 – 19:36 AMT 14:36 GMT
Minister of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh Movses Hakobyan said
that the NKR Defense Army is efficient and is able to fulfill tasks.
"May 12 marks 16 years of the ceasefire agreement between NKR and
Azerbaijan. Serious incidents have not been recorded at the contact
line of the armed forces up to date," the Defense Minister told
journalists in Nagorno Karabakh.
"The Azerbaijani army just wants to remind of itself through opening
fire at the contact line of the armed forces," Mr. Hakobyan said.
Referring to the OSCE Minsk Group activity, he stated that it acts
within the framework of its competence and it is a consultative body.
A PanARMENIAN.Net reporter quoted Hakobyan as saying that the Minsk
Group is well aware of which side is violating the ceasefire regime.
As for the possibility of peacekeeping forces’ stationing in Karabakh,
Movses Hakobyan said that Stepanakert treats negatively such
statements. "The NKR Defense Army is able to control the situation
and secure the country," the Minister said, adding that NKR will
prevent presence of foreign forces in the region.