  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 Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
