Armenia Army chief meets parents of missing soldiers, POWsApril 10, 2021 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Chief of the Armenian Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Artak Davtyan on Friday, April 9 met the parents and family members of Armenian prisoners of war and servicemen who went missing during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in fall 2020. According to a press release from the Defense Ministry, Davtyan detailed the parents about the search operations and answered their questions. "The Chief of the General Staff assured that questions raised are always in the focus of attention of the military-political leadership of the country, including the Ministry of Defense. He said everything is being done to clarify the fate of the missing as soon as possible, as well as to find all the remains and identify the bodies of the dead," the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The sides also agreed to hold such meetings regularly. Parents whose sons went missing during the Second Karabakh War staged a rally in Yerevan on April 8 and 9. Family members gathered in front of the Defense Ministry in Yerevan, blocking the entrance to the facility. 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 | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |