  Armenia Deputy PM: Karabakh war death toll won't surpass 4000 January 21, 2021 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 3439 bodies of Armenian servicemen have been recovered from the Nagorno-Karabakh battle field as of January 20, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said Wednesday, January 20. The final death toll from the six-week war won't surpass 4000, Avinyan added. Addressing lawmakers in parliament, the Deputy PM failed to provide the number of missing soldiers, saying that it is still being verified. According to Avinyan, the number of people with amputated limbs does not exceed 150, and all of them will be getting "prosthetics with the best standards." Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side has returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities.   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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.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.” |
