Armenia: Catholicos taking "certain steps" in POW issueDecember 16, 2020 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II has been taking "certain steps in the issue involving the Armenian prisoners of war", said Father Vahram Melikyan, the Catholicos's spokesman and the Director of Information Services at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Father Vahram said many hours after the emergence of evidence of Azerbaijani troops capturing, disarming and murdering more Armenian POWs, the nation is still waiting for the authorities to provide comprehensive explanation about the whereabouts of the Armenian servicemen. According to him, one of the monks of the Mother See, Abegha (Hieromonk) Mkrtich Karapetyan, is among the missing persons, having joined the fighting as a volunteer from the first days of the war. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |