Bodies of Azerbaijani saboteurs retrieved from Artsakh neutral zoneFebruary 27, 2017 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bodies of Azerbaijani soldiers who died during a failed attack against Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) launched by Azerbaijan were removed from the neutral zone on Monday, February 27, at around 5pm. Azerbaijani forces on February 25, at around 3am and 4am, attempted to attack Artsakh positions in the southeastern and eastern directions of the contact line. Karabakh frontline units identified the rival forces in both directions and threw them back to their positions, causing losses. Bodies of at least seven Azeri soldiers had remained on the neutral zone. The process was organized with the mediation of the personal representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office, whose assistants and ICRC employees were also in the field on Monday. Earlier, the Artsakh army said that the delay in evacuation of bodies was the Azerbaijani side's fault, as Azeris violated an agreement previously reached during negotiations. Karabakh had insisted that the process be organized with the participation of ICRC representatives. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |