  Armenia denies transferring Kurdish fighters to Turkey September 26, 2022 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Justice of Armenia has not transferred persons of Kurdish nationality Atilla Çiçek and Hüseyin Yıldırım to Turkey, the Ministry said in a statement on Monday, September 26. On Sunday, the National Security Service of Armenia also made a comment on this issue, describing the information as “false” and having “no legal basis”. “In addition to the report of the National Security Service, we inform that the Ministry of Justice is authorized to transfer convicts to their country of citizenship to serve the remaining sentence. However, the transfer to Turkey of Atilla Çiçek and Hüseyin Yıldırım, who are Kurds by nationality, has not happened,” the Justice Ministry said. “Moreover, the issue of extradition or transfer of these persons has not been considered in the Ministry of Justice.” The military wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said in a statement on September 24 that Armenia had handed over two of its fighters to Turkey. Turkey’s state media had claimed earlier that the country’s National Intelligence Agency (MİT) had brought the two to Turkey “in an operation” on the border.   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 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.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.” |
