Azerbaijan to return four Armenian citizens todayMay 3, 2008 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 3, at 6 .m. local time, near the settlement of Yeraskhavan, Ararat region, the Azeri side will transfer fours Armenians, who several days earlier lost their way, finding themselves in Nakhijevan, Azerbaijan, said spokesman for the RA Defense Minister, col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan who accompanies Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan in his northeast journey. The Minister will visit the military units to meet with the officers and will also attend the posts at the Armenian-Azeri border, IA Regnum reports. Four Armenian citizens - Vanik Zmboyan from Gavar, Artem Zohrabyan, Karen Torosyan and Aghasi Yenokyan from Noragyugh village - went to the village of Khachik to meet a friend. Coming back, they lost their way finding themselves in Nakhijevan," he said. "Presently, all four are kept in the Azeri National Security Service cell in Azerbaijan. The Armenian side addressed to the International Red Cross Office in Baku for assistance to transfer the captives back to the Armenia," colonel Shahsuvaryan said. Earlier, the Azeri Press Agency circulated information that "Armenian special forces planning a provocation were arrested in Azerbaijan." 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |