1200 Armenians Kept Captive in AzerbaijanJuly 20, 2006 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Taking into account the number of missing among the civic population of the Shahumyan region and a part of the Mardakert region, Azeris hold captive some 1200 people, said Mikael Aramyan, the president of the Fund Against Violation of Law. In his words, many of them are most likely not alive now. "I should mention that there are cases of captivity from both sides. All the essential measures for their release are taken. However it's hard to know the number of case for certain. In 1994-96 over 20 Armenian children were found and exchanged. We keep in touch with them. However the Azeri side denies the fact of holding captive Armenian civilians or servicemen," Aramyan said, reported De Facto news agency. 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. 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |