Armenian soldier lost his way and was killed in Azeri territoryJuly 22, 2008 - 19:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed that soldier Gor Manasaryan was killed at the Armenian-Azeri armed forces' contact line. An investigation is underway, RA Defense Minister's spokesman, col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net adding that the serviceman was without helmet, bullet-proof vest or some special devices. "Several days ago Manasaryan lost his way and was killed after crossing the Azeri border accidentally. Manasaryan was not a member of "subversive group that penetrated into the Azeri territory," col. Shahsuvaryan said. On July 19, Azeri media with a reference to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that "Armenian subversives tried to cross the Armenian-Azeri border. One of them was killed in a skirmish. His body and weapon were left on the Azerbaijani territory." Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 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. |