Yerevan negotiating with Baku over return of Armenian citizenAugust 15, 2016 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)in Armenia is conducting negotiations over the return of a 63-year-old citizen, Henrik Ahekyan, from Azerbaijan. According to Tert.am, the head of a government-affiliated working group dealing with prisoners, hostages and missing persons, Armen Kaprielian, said they are taking every possible measure to ensure maximum efficiency. “Negotiations are now underway, but I can provide no more details,” he said. “We have no news at the moment over the Armenian citizen’s return. We are trying to undertake steps to return our compatriot as soon as possible.” Yerevan is conducting negotiations through the ICRC, as Azerbaijan has been rejecting any direct contact with Armenia over the past five years, Kaprielian added. Aghekian, a resident of the village of Aygepat, went missing about a week ago. Speaking to Tert.am, the village mayor, Seryozha Petrosyan, said he suffers from mental problems. Aghekyan had been reported missing on an earlier occasion and is known to have even attempted to cross the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. 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). |