On November 17, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Karen Mirzoyan received Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk.

The two men discussed the present-day situation along the Line of Contact between the Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, and the fate of the crew of the Armenian helicopter which was shot down by Azerbaijan on November 12

The NKR authorities have expressed their readiness to assist in conducting the monitoring and to ensure the security of the OSCE Mission members.

Julieta A. reports that she was illegally taken to the psychiatric hospital against her will and with the use of violence c

At this moment Defense Army first military units are on their military duty and keep operative-strategic situation under their control.

Today extraordinary session of the RA Government was held, which was headed by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan.

The Presidents watched the tank biathlon and the operations of other units. A group of servicemen having shown high results during the maneuvers were handed in valuable gifts.

“By saying ‘accompanying damage’ I mean the possible actions of Armenian forces in response to the shooting down of the helicopter."

The proclamation notes that the people of Hadrut and the Republic of Arstakh have shown tenacity and perseverance in the face of war, massacres, crippling poverty and tremendous hardships.

Shooting down an NKR Defense Army Air Force helicopter by Azerbaijan during training flight near the line of contact is an unprecedented violation of the ceasefire fraught with serious escalation of tension in the conflict zone.

The RA President and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the RA armed forces, Serzh Sargsyan, today made a working visit to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

Appeal of the NKR State Commission on prisoners of war, hostages and the missing persons to the ICRC

NKR forces remained committed to the ceasefire truce and responded only if strictly necessary.

We strongly condemn the shooting down by the Azerbaijani armed forces of MI-24 helicopter of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army during a training flight.

We regret the loss of life and express our condolences to the families.

The investigation of the debris of the helicopter will prove that the helicopter was not armed. Azerbaijan continued to aggravate the situation even after downing the helicopter.

On 12 November, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Los Angeles City Council member Paul Krekorian with the "Gratitude" medal.

Razm.info reports that helicopter was not flying in the airspace of Azerbaijan.

A preliminary investigation is underway.

On 11 November Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the central control center of the ''Unity-2014'' joint operative-tactical military exercises of the NKR and the Republic of Armenia armed forces.

By another presidential decree, the class rank of state justice counselor of the third class was conferred on NKR Attorney General Arthur Mosiyan.

Serzh Sargsyan issued a congratulatory message on the occasion of the to the 85th birth anniversary of Ruben Adalyan, People’s Painter of the Republic of Armenia.

Official announcement of Navara Parliament

On November 6 in Novo-Ogaryovo the Chairman of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin among the members of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council also received the Head of the RA National Assembly Delegation to CSTO PA, the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov