  ICRC: no meeting with Armenian solider in Azeri captivity organized yet August 12, 2013 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have not met with Armenian solider Hakob Injighulyan in Azerbaijani captivity yet. Injighulyan was brought to Baku and handed over to the Ministry of Defense, said Shahin Sailov, the Secretary of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons. It was clarified that the Armenian got lost and crossed into the territory controlled by Azerbaijani armed forces, Sailov said, confirming the earlier reports. Injighulyan, born in 1991, crossed into the territory controlled by Azerbaijani armed forces on Aug 8. According to Sailov, a meeting with the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is supposed to be organized this week for them learn whether he wants to return to Armenia, or to depart to a third country. However, no meeting has been arranged so far, members of ICRC office in Yerevan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
