Yerevan waiting for the first batch of Armenian POWsDecember 14, 2020 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian side is waiting for the return of the first batch of prisoners of war and captives from Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister's spokesperson Mane Gevorgyan said Monday, December 14. Her comments came amid reports from Baku that the process of exchanging POWs and other detained persons has started. After the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the sides agreed to the principle of "all in exchange for all", which means persons captured and detained before the war will be returned too. According to some media reports, Azerbaijani saboteurs Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilham Askerov imprisoned in Karabakh for violating the border, killing a minor and a soldier and wounding a woman, have returned to Baku too. Guliyev and Askerov were caught in summer 2014. A third saboteur, Hasan Hasanov, was killed, and his body was handed over to Baku. When contacted by PanARMENIAN.Net Armenia representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross Zara Amatuni declined to comment. She said the ICRC has not participated in the process and called for contacting the Russian peacekeeping force in the region. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |