Four Armenian citizens tortured in Azeri captivityJune 5, 2008 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Four Armenian citizens are subjected to tortures in Azerbaijan, said colonel Arshak Karapetyan, deputy chief of the RA armed forces general staff."We possess information that they are being physically and psychologically suppressed. The Azeri side wants to compel confession from captives that they are guerillas and planned a diversion in Azerbaijan," colonel Karapetyan said, adding, "We never leave our citizens in trouble. Sooner or later they will all return to homeland." "Azeris do not keep in contact, making further talks impossible. If they want to change the rules, we will accept that and our response will be resolute," he said. For his part, RA Defense Minister's spokesman, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan said that Azeris do not have any legal ground to accuse Armenian citizens of a diversion attempt. "They try to substantiate the arrest of our citizens by a law and allege that Armenians were detained according to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's legislation," he said. "Actually, thirteen young men wanted a showdown with the commander of a friend. After the commander fired into the air they got into cars. Four of them (originally from Noraduz and Gavar) crossed the border accidentally. A criminal case was initiated," colonel Shahsuvaryan concluded, Novosti Armenia reports. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |