Karabakh, Armenian, Russian, Azeri officials meet to discuss war prisonersFebruary 13, 2021 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan, Director of Armenia’s National Security Service Armen Abazyan, Commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent Rustam Muradov met Azerbaijan’s official representative on Friday, February 12, Harutyunyan's spokesperson Lusine Avanesyan reveals. According to the spokesperson, the return of the prisoners of war, the search for the missing and other humanitarian questions were discussed. "Issues related to the fate of those who went missing during the war in the 1990s were also on the table," Avanesyan added. The Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed to Karabakh immediately after the cessation of hostilities on November 10. Despite agreeing to an "all for all" formula, Azerbaijan still keeps dozens of Armenian prisoners of war and is planning to prosecute them. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |