Former Armenian PoW was surrounded by Azeris for 43 daysJune 25, 2021 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Armenian prisoner of war Erik Khachatryan and his comrades were surrounded by Azerbaijani troops in Hadrut for 43 days before being captured. In an interview with Armlur, Khachatryan said they hid for 43 days on a roof before being discovered by the Azerbaijanis and taken to Baku. Azerbaijan handed over 15 PoWs to Armenia, including Khachatryan, in exchange for maps of minefields in the Aghdam region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The deal was negotiated with the active facilitation of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker. Khachatryan said he was generally treated normally, and he and his friend were even allowed to read books. Everyone with whom he spoke in the Azerbaijani prison is already in Armenia, he added. Khachatryan said he was informed of his return to Armenia on the morning of June 12. "I did not lose hope that we'll return home. What matters is that everything is behind us now," the serviceman said. 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 | 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. |