Karabakh working to repatriate civilian detained by Azeri militaryDecember 29, 2021 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A citizen of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) has found himself in territories under Azerbaijan's control after losing his bearings near the new line of contact, the National Security Service of the Artsakh revealed, adding that the Armenian side is taking measures to return the civilian home. The NSS was reported on the disappearance of Armen Verdyan (b. 1971), a resident of Aygestan community of Askeran region, on Wednesday, December 29 morning. After discovering that Verdyan had been detained by the Azerbaijani military, the Artsakh law enforcers informed the Russian peacekeeping contingent deployed in the region about the incident. Negotiations are currently underway, the NNS added. In early December, Seyran Sargsyan, another Karabakh civilian, was captured and murdered by the Azerbaijani armed units while working in the field. At least a dozen Karabakh residents have been killed or injured by Azerbaijan since the end of the war in November 2020. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |