Armenia frees Azeri captiveFebruary 1, 2008 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia set free Azeri captive Samir Nazim ogly Mammadov. "Late January 2008 with mediation of some international organizations was set free and sent to a European country," said press office of the RA National Service."Mammadov has numerously refused to return to Azerbaijan. Finally, with assistance of some international organizations, including the ICRC, he chose a European country as asylum," it was reported. Samir Nazim ogly Mammadov departed Armenia in good health, Novosti Armenia reports. Mammadov was born in Kirovabad (Azerbaijan) in 1987. He grew up in orphanage. December 24, 2006 he left the military unit and crossed the Armenian-Azeri border without documents and weapon. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |