Two Armenian teenagers kidnapped at Syrian-Turkish borderJuly 29, 2013 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Armenian teenagers were abducted at the Syrian-Turkish border. “The women who accompanied them were released and allowed to cross the border into Turkey,” press secretary of the Armenian Prelacy in Aleppo Jirayr Reisian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, without giving any further details. For his part, spokesman for the RA Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan said he contacted the Armenian embassy in Damascus but the information was not confirmed yet. He also said that the fate of four Syrian Armenians who were kidnapped at the border last week, remains unclear. On July 26, militants stopped a minibus en route from Aleppo to Yerevan. They let three women go but took the men, whose names are already known: Karo Papoghlian, Garegin Atsagortsian, Narek Varzhapetian and Sako Asadurian. 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 | 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. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. 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. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. |