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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |