Karabakh authorities to return Azeri prisoner to motherlandSeptember 18, 2007 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The government of Nagorno Karabakh as a goodwill gesture will convey Azeri citizen Ashraf Jafarov, captured in June when crossing the Karabakh border, to the Azeri side. As reported by the NKR state commission on war prisoners and missing, the NKR leadership is hopeful that Baku will release two Armenians kept in Azeri custody for long time.Ashraf Jafarov, 22, native of Garachuhur settlement of Suranhali region of Azerbaijan, was captured by NKR soldiers on 30 June 2007. Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |