Karabakh ombudsman working to help return 60 POWs, 40 detaineesDecember 2, 2020 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The office of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Human Rights Defender has counted some 60 Armenian prisoners of war kept in Azerbaijan, most of whom have been identified. Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan said his office is constantly updating the list of POWs, based on videos and other evidence provided by relatives or published online. Their fact-finding mission is working to reveal the fate and whereabouts of some 40 civilians forcibly disappeared or detained. A trilateral agreement signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia envisages the exchange of prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons and bodies of the dead. Under the deal, the Armenian side is returning all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |