  CRIMINAL GROUP MAKING FORGED "ARMENIAN" PASSPORTS REVEALED IN AZERBAIJANMay 20, 2004 - 20:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A criminal group, making "Armenian" passports for Azeris, wishing to emigrate abroad, is arrested in Azerbaijan. As a representative of the local Department for Struggle against Organized Crime told the Azeri Public TV Channel, three residents of Sumgait provided Azerbaijanis with forged passports with names of people of Armenian descent. Later the holders of those passports used them to get a refugee status abroad, stating they could not live in Azerbaijan due to ethnic persecution.   Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
