Armenian kidnapped on Syria-Lebanon roadMarch 1, 2013 - 21:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian has been abducted on Syria-Lebanon road, Aleppo's Armenian Prelacy spokesperson said. As Jirair Reisian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Nazaret Sabunjian, born in 1961, was kidnapped on the road to Beirut, with no details of the incident specified. According to Reisian, 85-88 Aleppo-based Armenians were kidnapped over the past two years, with 6 of them still held captive. “The number of Armenians wounded and killed in Aleppo clashes totals 86 and 40 respectively. Servicemen Khazhak Abelian and Ghazar Karapetyan are lost without a trace,” he said. As Mr Reisian further noted, the situation in Armenian-populated districts has recently been calm, with no incidents reported, despite the shelling in suburbs. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |