  Health Minister: 2000 bodies of Karabakh victims identified through DNA March 4, 2021 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 2000 bodies and remains of victims killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh war have been identified through DNA analysis, Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said Thursday, March 4. According to Avanesyan, only a small number of bodies remain to be identified. Asked about possible errors in the process, given that the parents of some fallen servicemen have raised concerns that DNA tests are allegedly sometimes falsified, the Health Minister said there have only been 2-3 such complains, and those cases have been processed individually. "It has been clarified that there is no room for error or mistrust," Avanesyan said. The Health Ministry revealed in mid-February that the bodies of more than 3500 victims had been examined as of February 13. Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said earlier that the number of victims killed in the six weeks of war would not surpass 4000.   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 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.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. |
