  Azerbaijan to transfer a captive to Armenia, ICRC says March 16, 2011 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spokesman for the Baku Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Ilaha Huseinova said that Azerbaijan has agreed to transfer a captive to Armenia. The personality of the civilian, who will be transferred, is not made public. “The ICRC is negotiating the matter with the Azerbaijani and Armenian officials. Earlier, the Armenian side addressed to the ICRC office in Yerevan to express readiness to transfer an Azeri captive. Currently, our offices are holding talks,” Trend News quoted Huseinova as saying. During their March 5 meeting in Sochi, President of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia adopted a joint statement envisaging swap of captives between Armenia and Azerbaijan.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
