  Armenia says Azerbaijan hiding real number of captives October 23, 2021 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said the Azerbaijani authorities are hiding the real number of the Armenian captives and their places of detention. Mirzoyan made the remarks at a meeting with Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Gilles Carbonnier on Friday, October 22. According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, Mirzoyan stressed that the immediate return of the prisoners of war and civilian hostages remains a priority, adding that Baku continues to violate the Geneva Convention and the requirements of the November 9, 2020 statement, creating artificial obstacles for the return of prisoners. Mirzoyan believes the behavior of the Azerbaijani authorities "creates serious grounds for assuming the existence of a situation of enforced disappearances of prisoners."   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. |
