ARMENIAN CAPTIVES TORTURED IN AZERBAIJAN, KARABAKH ORGANIZATION STATEMENT SAYSNovember 8, 2004 - 22:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Council of the Board of the Union of relatives of missing soldiers of Nagorno Karabakh has addressed a statement to the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the leadership of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The message, in particular, noted that according to the data, received from reliable sources, Armenian prisoners of war and hostages are held in prisons and concentration camps of the neighboring republic. Under the threat of death they are prevented from telling international observers, visiting the imprisonment sites, their real personal data. "According to the data we have, our compatriots, kept in prisons by force, are constantly tortured," the Council address says. At the same time the document authors address international structures asking for urgent mediation for the soonest possible release of the Armenian prisoners of war and hostages, left alive. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |