Official: Armenian side has 2 Azeri POWs; 17 Armenian soldiers held in AzerbaijanOctober 27, 2020 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian side has two Azerbaijani prisoners of war who have been interrogated, according to Rafayel Vardanyan, Head of the Department of Criminalistics at Armenia's Investigative Committee. "They are kept in conditions that comply with international humanitarian law, receive appropriate medical care and food," Vardanyan told reporters on Tuesday, October 27. "During the interrogation, one of them even noted that he would hardly be treated better in Azerbaijan." Vardanyan said 17 servicemen from the Armenian side are currently kept in Azerbaijan. It was reported earlier that an Armenian civilian named Azniv Baghdasaryan was captured by the Azerbaijani military on October 7. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |