STEPANAKERT. – In accordance with the arrangement made with the authorities of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the OSCE Mission on Friday conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

The monitoring was held in the northern direction of Kuropatkino settlement of the NKR Martuni Region.

From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring was conducted by Yevgeny Sharov (Ukraine) and Khristo Khristov (Bulgaria), field assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, informed the press service of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From the opposite side of the Line of Contact, the monitoring was held by Peter Svedberg (Sweden), staff member of the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, and Jiri Aberle (Czech Republic), field assistant of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.

The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule, and no ceasefire violation was recorded. The Azerbaijani side, however, did not lead the OSCE mission to its frontlines.

From the Karabakh side, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense.