Two Karabakh civilians considered missing for 61 days return homeDecember 22, 2020 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Nagorno-Karabakh civilians (Artsakh) – father and son Mikael and Gegham Petrosyan – were discovered alive on Monday, December 21, Karabakh's State Emergency Situations Service reports. The two were were considered missing for 61 days. They were taken to a hospital in Stepanakert, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Director of the State Service for Emergency Situations, Major General Karen Sargsyan and Major General of the Karabakh Defense Army Ashot Balasanyan escorted them to the Republican Medical Center, where the Petrosyans will receive the medical care they need. Sargsyan said search and rescue operation will be ongoing, with the Armenian side making all the effort to find those missing. It was reported earlier that six servicemen, who hadn't been heard from for more than 70 days, have returned home thanks to the efforts of the Artsakh Emergency Situations Service, the Russian peacekeeping mission in Artsakh and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |