3621 Karabakh victims identified, 321 still missing, says PashinyanApril 14, 2021 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said 3621 victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh war have been identified by the Armenian side, with 321 people still remaining missing. Addressing the parliament on Wednesday, April 5, the Prime Minister said the final number of deaths will reach around or a little more than 4000. Pashinyan also noted that 201 bodies or remains are waiting to be identified through DNA analysis at the moment. "There are more than 100 bodies that have been identified, but their relatives refuse to accept that fact for some reason. Some of our compatriots believe that their relatives are alive," Pashinyan told lawmakers. "Some families don't trust the results of DNA analysis [in Armenia] and arrange a DNA examination abroad themselves." On Pashinyan's suggestion, the National Assembly paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the 44-day war with a moment of silence. 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. |