RA Defense Ministry: Baku transferred 6 Armenian hostages to 3rd countryNovember 30, 2012 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia returned Azerbaijani citizen Telman Javashiroglu Aliyev, born in 1971, to Baku on November 30. “Azerbaijani side seemed to extend quite normal welcome to Aliyev, asking as to the way he was treated in Armenia and how he crossed the border,” Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said after the transfer of Aliyev, adding that Azerbaijani media as a rule immediately start sympathizing with Azeri hostages. “The fate of Azerbaijani hostages in motherland is already determined, they will be sentenced to at least several years in jail,” Mr. Hovhannisyan said, adding that the issue of Armenian hostages in Azerbaijan was also raised during the transfer. “Baku currently claims there are no Armenian hostages in Azerbaijan. We presented a list of 90 names to International Committee of the Red Cross, who are alive or held hostage, as we know. However, we were given no proper answer. According to the latest data, 6 Armenian citizens were transferred to a third country, with the ICRC confirming the fact,” he said. “An Azerbaijani citizen who voluntarily surrendered to Armenia after serving only 4 months in the army is currently held hostage in the country. He requested to be transferred to a third country, rather than Azerbaijan,” Mr. Hovhannisyan further said, adding that the issue is being discussed with ICRC officials. 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 | Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. Armenian PM’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Vanadzor The helicopter transporting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made an emergency landing in Vanadzor. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. |