Karabakh Ombudsman: 400 bodies recovered, returned to Armenian sideNovember 27, 2020 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 400 bodies of servicemen killed in the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh have been recovered or returned to the Armenian side so far, Artsakh Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan said Friday, November 27. Beglaryan said the International Committee of the Red Cross, Russian peacekeepers deployed in the area and the employees of Artsakh's Emergency Services have recovered some of the bodies. The Human Rights Defender said the Armenian side, too, has returned bodies to Azerbaijan although hostilities were mainly taking place in areas that ultimately went under Baku's control. Beglaryan said he has also obtained information that the Azerbaijani side has collected bodies of Armenian servicemen from various locations and is deliberately delaying the process, seeking to make internal tensions in Armenia worse and deepen [the people's] psychological suffering. Beglaryan said 30 civilians are missing, 11 of them are confirmed dead. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side is returning all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |