First batch of Armenian prisoners of war land in YerevanDecember 14, 2020 - 23:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first batch of 44 Armenian prisoners of war and captives arrived in Yerevan from Azerbaijan on Monday, December 14. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier in the day that servicemen and persons who have been officially identified by Azerbaijan and the International Committee of the Red Cross would be returning in the first stage. The news comes hours after a group of Azeri POWs, including two saboteurs convicted for the murder of an Armenian minor and a soldier, were filmed landing in Baku. After the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, both sides said they approve the principle of "all in exchange for all". Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |