Azerbaijan's "barbaric treatment" of POWs raised in MoscowDecember 7, 2020 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Monday, December 7 and noted that the issue of the search for missing servicemen, the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of the dead is very sensitive and requires a prompt resolution. "This is especially true in light of incoming information about the numerous and confirmed facts of barbaric – in the literal sense of the word – treatment of prisoners of war and not only," Aivazian said, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan. "Among such matters is the issue of preserving Armenian religious and cultural sites." The meeting comes almost a month after Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan signed a statement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, which also envisages the exchange of POWs, hostages and other detained persons, and bodies of the dead. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |