Repatriation of Armenian PoWs stressed at meeting with EU envoyApril 22, 2022 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar have discussed the repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees from Azerbaijan. Meeting in Yerevan on April 22, the sides also weighed in on other humanitarian issues, as well as the implementation of the agreements reached as a result of the April 6 meeting in Brussels, the prospects of unblocking the economic and transport infrastructure of the region. President of the European Council Charles Michel said earlier that he supports Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's efforts to promote peace in South Caucasus. Michel's reaction comes on the heels of his meeting with Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels on April 6. In the Belgian capital, Pashinyan and Aliyev agreed to set up a bilateral border commission by the end of April. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |