Azerbaijan extends Ruben Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 monthsMay 16, 2024 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader, Russian-Armenian billionnaire and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan by five months, Haqqin.az reports. Azerbaijan earlier made the same decision regarding the arrest of Karabakh ex-presidents Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan and Arayik Harutyunyan, former foreign minister David Babayan, parliament speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, as well as Generals Levon Mnatsakanyan and Davit Manukyan. Vardanyan, who has been incarcerated in Azerbaijan since September 2023, has been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by a group of renowned public and political figures, including a Nobel Laureate. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |