Karabakh civilian abducted by Baku hasn’t contacted family yetAugust 5, 2023 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 68-year-old Vagif Khachatryan, who was abducted by Azerbaijan on July 29 when being transferred from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) to Armenia for treatment by the International Committee of the Red Cross, has not contacted any of his family members since then, Khachatryan’s daughter Tsovinar Khachatryan told Artsakhpress. "We go to the Stepanakert office of the Red Cross several times a day, and my sister goes to their office in Yerevan to find out any information. They tell us they have no information. They say that they are negotiating to see my father, but so far it has been unsuccessful," Khachatryan said, according to Armenpress. An ICRC representatives called them at midnight on July 29 and said that Vagif Khachatryan was in a hospital in Baku, where he was put on life support. According to Tsovinar Khachatryan, her father has health problems. She once again urged the international institutions to respond to their requests and urgently return her father to the homeland in order to save his life. On August 2, prominent Armenian attorney Siranush Sahakyanruled outdue process in Azerbaijan regarding Vagif Khachatryan. She said that the kidnapping ofVagif Khachatryanby Azerbaijan constitutes extraordinary rendition in terms of international law. 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |