Armenia human rights defender visits Azerbaijan trespasserMarch 19, 2019 - 10:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian human rights defender, Arman Tatoyan, on Monday, March 18 visited the citizen of Azerbaijan who tried to illegally cross the border to Armenia. The man, identified as Elvin Arif oglu Ibragimov, was detained by Armenian troops when trying to illegally cross the border on Friday. After receiving a gunshot wound on the lower extremity, he was offered first aid and then hospitalized Tatoyan was accompanied by a doctor who examined the Azerbaijani national in the hospital. Tatoyan said in a tweet that he gave the Azerbaijani citizenthe European Convention on Human Rights in his native language and discussed family contacts with the National Security Service. "They are ready to organize any family communication, including meeting in Armenia," Tatoyan said. Related links: 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 | 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. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |