 Azerbaijan confirms detention of Iranian drivers September 15, 2021 - 19:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry has confirmed the detention of Iranian drivers on the Goris-Kapan road in Armenia's Syunik province, Sputnik Azerbaijan reports. Para TV reported earlier that the Azerbaijani police stopped two Iranian drivers near the village of Vorotan, accusing them of transporting goods to Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh's capital. Iranian citizens then managed to let the Armenian side know that they had been detained, after the call was interrupted immediately afterwards. Baku now claims that drivers from Iran "illegally entered the territory of Azerbaijan along the Goris-Kapan road." "Measures will be taken against the drivers of these vehicles in accordance with the legislation of Azerbaijan," the Interior Ministry said, according to Sputnik Armenia. On September 12, the National Security Service of Armenia confirmed that the Azerbaijani police were stopping Iranian trucks on said road, checking their documents and inspecting the cargo. According to reports, Azerbaijanis also demand up to $250 from Iranian drivers.   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 |  Related sections Latest news 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.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
