Azerbaijan hands over two citizens to Armenia![]() March 20, 2013 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan handed over two citizens to Armenia, who earlier lost their way and crossed the contact line, head of the working group of Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People said. “The citizens were passed over to the Armenian side half an hour ago in Kayanavan settlement of Armenia’s Tavush province,” Armen Kaprielyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The transfer took place through the mediation of International Committee of the Red Cross offices in Yerevan and Baku. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |