  Armenian, Russian Defense Ministers discuss return of POWs over the phone January 21, 2021 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian and Russian Defense Ministers Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergey Shoigu have discussed the matter of returning Armenian prisoners of war and captives from Azerbaijan in phone talks on Thursday, January 21. The two military officials also discussed bilateral cooperation, the activity of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), as well as the search and rescue operations in the zone of hostilities. Harutyunyan thanked his colleague for Russia's support in ensuring the security of the southern borders of the country. The defense ministers of the two countries also exchanged views on the latest military-political developments in the region. 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 Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
