RA Defense Ministry: Armenian armed forces did not take prisonerNovember 14, 2007 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Armenian armed forces did not take prisoner or hostage," RA Defense Minister's Spokesman Seyran Shahsuvaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Resident of Shihly-2 village of Ghazakh region, Masim Elhan oglu Binnatov crossed the Armenian-Azeri border on his own free will," he said. "Our department doesn't deal with civilians, who cross the border. But I do repeat that the Armenian forces did not take any prisoner." Earlier, APA reported that Resident of Shihly-2 village of Ghazakh region, Masim Elhan oglu Binnatov, 33, was taken prisoner by the Armenian forces." 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |