Baku returns Armenian citizen who crossed border to AzerbaijanAugust 24, 2016 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 23, Azerbaijani authorities returned Armenian citizen, 61-year-old Henrik Aghekyan who had crossed the border on August 13, Aysor reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had been negotiating Aghekyan’s return from the very beginning. Several days into the Armenian’s detention in Azerbaijan, the ICRC representatives visited him providing information about his family. 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 | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |