The Azerbaijani government’s systematic targeting of civil society has reached a new low with the sentencing of Anar Mammadli.
"It troubles both the international community and the [OSCE Minsk Group] Co-Chair countries, which are always urging to take the appropriate steps in the act of strengthening the ceasefire, withdrawing snipers, and creating appropriate mechanisms that will deal with investigations of ceasefire violations," he said.
In conversation with Hetq and responding to the question whether Armenia's friend Russia is acting appropriately by again selling tanks to Azerbaijan, Ambassador Volynkin said: "This is a commercial issue — there are no politics here. And attention should not be drawn to these issues. Thus… I don't see [anything] criminal here; nothing dangerous is happening; it was simply a commercial transaction. We are tied also to Armenia through military...
Responding to a question posed by Hetq as to whether Armenia would be signing any document at tomorrow’s session of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left the door open to such a possibility.
The NKR DA states that the incursion was repulsed by Armenian forces. Two Azerbaijani soldiers are said to have been killed.