Sailors kidnapped off Nigerian coast released November 1, 2012 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Six Russian sailors, and one Estonian national, who were kidnapped off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago were released on Thursday, Nov 1 morning, the Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said, according to RIA Novosti. “Now we need to help the Estonian citizen get home as fast as possible,” he said. Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that the Russian sailors were "feeling well" and that they would soon return home. The minister noted the productive cooperation between Estonia, the ship's owners and international partners, but gave no details regarding how their release was secured. Pirates attacked the Bourbon Liberty 249, owned by Paris-based Bourbon SA, in Nigerian waters on October 15 as the vessel was servicing oil platforms off Nigeria’s southern coast.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   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 servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
