  U.S. Department of State calls for release of Azeri saboteurs February 24, 2015 - 12:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Department of State has called for the return of the Azerbaijani saboteurs convicted in Nagorno Karabakh last year. According to Tert.am, speaking at the daily press briefing on Monday, Feb 23 spokesperson Jen Psaki reiterated Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland’s earlier statement urging the relevant authorities to make a humanitarian gesture and hand over the 'prisoners', Dilham Askerov and Shahbaz Quliyev, to Azerbaijan. “Such humanitarian gestures have been shown to reduce tensions and build trust between the sides. So that’s what she [Nuland] was referring to,” she said. A court in Nagorno Karabakh sentenced Askerov for life. Quliev was convicted to 22 years in prison for spying and state border infiltration, illegal use of arms and arm supplies, kidnapping and murder. Photo: Getty Images   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
