  AZERBAIJAN DENIES EXISTENCE OF ARMENIAN PRISONERS OF WARNovember 9, 2004 - 22:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani State Committee for War Prisoners and Missing commented to a Caucasian Knot reporter on the appeal of a group of Karabakh Armenians to the OSCE Minsk Group about Armenian war-prisoners, who are used as slaves in Azerbaijan. "There is not a single Armenian war-prisoner in Azerbaijan at present. They all were passed to the Armenian side. Azerbaijan is ready to offer the opportunity to check the presence of war-prisoners in the country", the Committee members stated.   Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million).   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day  The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day.Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |
