Baku hands over Armenian captive, Yerevan confirms (updated)September 25, 2014 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku-captured Armenian citizen Sargis Ananyan who crossed the border to Azerbaijan on August 26, was handed over to Armenia today, Sept 25, Azerbaijani media reported. The captive was handed over in the border village of Jafarli, Gazakh region, with representatives of Azeri State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons and International Committee of Red Cross present. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhanniysan confirmed the report, noting that the ex-captive is on his way to Armenia. Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |