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11 March 2011 - 07:13 AMT

Azerbaijan violates Sochi agreement by killing Armenian soldier

Judging by the frequent violations of the ceasefire at the line of contact between the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, it’s easy to understand that Azerbaijan not only fails to observe the provisions of the March 5 presidential declaration but also aggravates tensions at the frontline.

Several hours after the OSCE March 10 monitoring, Karabakh army soldier Arthur Aghababyan, 18, was shot in firing from the Azeri side.

Such provocative behavior proves that unlike the Armenian side, which follows the demands of the presidential declaration, Azerbaijan continues hampering the peaceful settlement process, NKR Defense Ministry said.

Either the Azeri army is uncontrollable or it acts by instruction of the leadership. The international institutions dealing with the conflict settlement can make their own conclusions, it said.