Armenia: 275 Karabakh soldiers, civilians remain missingJune 17, 2021 - 11:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 275 servicemen and civilians remain missing as of June 16, Armenia's Investigative Committee reveals, more than six months after the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). The Committee issued a statement about the number of the missing after third President Serzh Sargsyan published what he described to be a "secret document", according to which 1064 people were allegedly still missing after the hostilities. "Within criminal proceedings, a person ceases to be considered missing when, as a result of investigative and other judicial actions, factual information is obtained about his / her death, or the whereabouts of the person is revealed," the Investigative Committee said. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs too weighed in on the matter, revealing that the "secret document" published by Sargsyan has long been available on the website of the Insurance Foundation for Servicemen. The Ministry noted that the paper was first published in April and that 700 victims have been identified since. 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 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. |