Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan agree on "a period of calm" to find and transport bodies of their dead servicemen
YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani authorities have reached an agreement on the establishment of "a period of calm" in the conflict zone from 15:00 to 20:00 to enable both sides to find and transport the bodies of their dead servicemen, a press officer for Nagorno-Karabakh foreign ministry Ani Sarkisian said today.
According to Ms. Sarkisian, the agreement was reached with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the OSCE Minsk Group.
Earlier, Zara Amatuni, the coordinator of communications programs of the ICRC Delegation in Yerevan, said the International Committee of the Red Cross has launched a dialogue with the conflicting sides to clarify the fate of missing Armenian soldiers.
In the meantime, Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has reconfirmed that Russia is not going to stop deliveries of weapons to Azerbaijan saying Moscow has an arms delivery contract with its strategic partner.
"All is in accordance with the contracts we have with both countries, which are our strategic partners", Rogozin said. -0-
According to Ms. Sarkisian, the agreement was reached with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the OSCE Minsk Group.
Earlier, Zara Amatuni, the coordinator of communications programs of the ICRC Delegation in Yerevan, said the International Committee of the Red Cross has launched a dialogue with the conflicting sides to clarify the fate of missing Armenian soldiers.
In the meantime, Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has reconfirmed that Russia is not going to stop deliveries of weapons to Azerbaijan saying Moscow has an arms delivery contract with its strategic partner.
"All is in accordance with the contracts we have with both countries, which are our strategic partners", Rogozin said. -0-