  Officials discuss fate of missing persons at border meeting February 8, 2025 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 7, 2025, at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, a meeting took place between Armenia’s Interagency Commission on Prisoners, Hostages, and Missing Persons and Azerbaijan’s State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Citizens, Armenia’s National Security Service reported. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on issues related to clarifying the fate of missing persons and agreed to continue discussions by mutual consent. According to official data, since the early 1990s, 993 Armenians have been classified as missing, while around 200 Armenian soldiers have disappeared following the 44-day war. After the war, Armenia handed over the remains of 51 Azerbaijanis to Baku, along with the bones of 140 Azerbaijanis who died in the 1990s.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
