 Armenian officer missing after getting lost in bad weather August 24, 2020 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Officer of the Armenian army Gurgen Alaverdyan went missing after he left his post to inspect the check post during bad weather on Saturday, August 22, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said in a Facebook post on Sunday. The Azerbaijani side had claimed that the Armenian officer had been taken prisoner after a failed sabotage. Stepanyan noted that the statement disseminated by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry about the sabotage is disinformation.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.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.” |
