  ICRC representatives visit Armenian captives in Azerbaijan May 3, 2011 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The employees at Baku representation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Armenian captives in Azerbaijan. As the head of PR service at ICRC Armenian representation Ashot Astabatsyan stated, 3 Armenian servicemen and a family of 5 civilians were visited. “A monitoring of the keeping conditions and their physical state was conducted, letters from the families passed over,” he said. According to ICRC data, 8 Armenian citizens -3 servicemen and family of 5 civilians are being held hostage in Azerbaijan.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
