Return of Armenian POWs is key, Aivazian tells LavrovMay 6, 2021 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The most important issue concerning the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is to ensure that Azerbaijan returns of all the prisoners of war and detained persons, Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday, May 6. According to him, the matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible, given the extensive evidence of massive violations of international humanitarian law. 19 of the hundreds of Armenian civilians and servicemen, who were taken captive by Azerbaijan during and after military hostilities in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), have been tortured and killed. Aivazian stressed the importance of creating conditions for the resumption of the peace process under the auspices of the "troika" of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, represented by Russia, France and the United States. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. 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 Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |