Erdogan's wife tells Aliyev to obtain minefield maps in exchange for PoWsJune 16, 2021 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wife, Emine Erdogan, has advised Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to get the maps of minefields in exchange for the release of Armenian prisoners of war. According to a video posted online, Emine Erdogan made the remarks when the two Presidents and their wives were on their way to Karabakh. Aliyev is filmed telling the group that obtaining all the maps of minefields will give them a big advantage, because otherwise demining all the territories will take a lot of time. Erdogan's wife then chimes in to make sure there are still Armenian captives in Azerbaijan, to which Aliyev replies: "Yes, yes, there are many of them." She then urges him to return the captives step by step. Azerbaijan is refusing to return all Armenian prisoners of war, in violation of the statement on the cessation of hostilities signed by the parties in November 2020. The Armenian side has information about some 200 Armenians still in Azerbaijan’s captivity, but Azeri President Ilham Aliyev claims that persons being kept in Baku are not PoWs, but “terrorists and saboteurs”. At least 19 of the hundreds of Armenian captives have been tortured and killed, according to their lawyers. In addition, six Armenian troops were captured on Armenian soil in late May. 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 | 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. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |