One body returned to Armenia alongside four POWsDecember 29, 2020 - 18:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One body was returned to the Armenian side from Azerbaijan, alongside the four prisoners of war on Monday December 28, said Vahan Hunanyan, advisor to Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, Aysor.am reports. The process was mediated by the Russian side and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Hunanyan did not specify whether the body was of a civilian or a serviceman and provided no further details. Avinyan said on Monday that the prisoners are now under the supervision of doctors and will receive the necessary medical, and moral and psychological assistance. The process of prisoner swap will continue, he added. The first batch of 44 Armenian captives landed in Yerevan on December 14, in what authorities described as the first day of POW exchange. At least 60 people are still being held by Azerbaijan, according to various sources. 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. |