Azeri saboteurs held in Karabakh since 2014 handed back to BakuDecember 14, 2020 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani saboteurs Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilham Askerov imprisoned in Nagorno-Karabakh for violating the border, killing a minor and a soldier and wounding a woman, have returned to Baku, according to media publications from Azerbaijan. Guliyev and Askerov were caught in summer 2014. A third saboteur, Hasan Hasanov, was killed, and his body was handed over to Baku. Azeri media reports also said the process of exchanging prisoners of war and captives between Armenia and Azerbaijan has started, according to reports from Azerbaijan. When contacted by PanARMENIAN.Net Armenia representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross Zara Amatuni declined to comment. She said the ICRC has not participated in the process and called for contacting the Russian peacekeeping force in the region. Top stories 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). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |