Defense Ministry: soldier held in Armenia wants to return to Azerbaijan![]() August 15, 2013 - 19:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The First Deputy Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan met with the International Committee of the Red Cross delegate in Armenia Dragana Rankovic. As Ms Rankovic noted, according to information obtained at the ICRC office in Baku, the date of a meeting with Armenian captive Hakob Injighulyan will soon be announced. Mr Tonoyan, in turn, informed the ICRC delegate that Firuz Farajev, the Azerbaijani serviceman who is kept in Armenia has changed his intention and expressed a wish to return to Azerbaijan. He also requested meetings with representatives of international humanitarian organizations in Armenia. The Ministry of Defense of urged impartial humanitarian organizations, the ICRC in particular to meet with Farajev. The ICRC took note of the information. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news |