  Armenia explains reluctance to publish POW data January 19, 2021 - 11:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Data and details about captives and prisoners of war kept in Armenia and Azerbaijan are not subject to publication, given the hypersensitive nature of the issue, a statement from Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan's office says. "Armenia approaches any issue connected with prisoners of war with utmost responsibility, refrains from making statements that could harm the process of the fast and safe repatriation of our compatriots," the statement obtained and published by Armenpress reads. "When it comes to the lists of captives submitted by the Armenian side, we should inform you that we have done so regularly, in several stages and taking into account all the updates. By the way, the complete lists were handed over to the Russian side and the ICRC back in December." The comments came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Armenian side did not immediately submit complete lists of prisoners of war kept in Azerbaijan.   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 |  Latest news Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide  Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”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.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia |
