Armenia ex-Foreign Minister accused of "torpedoing" the return of PoWsJune 22, 2021 - 19:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan has said in an interview with the Armenian service of RFE/RL that former Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian was "torpedoing" the return of the Armenian prisoners of war and hindering the settlement of Armenia's security problems. "When still in office, Mr. Aivazian was claiming that the maps of minefields, which we have already given [to Azerbaijan], did not exist. When Mr. Aivazian resigned, we got to quickly settle the matter," Grigoryan said. The Security Council chief charged that not only was the former Foreign Minister lying, but he also did not want to solve that issue. "He wanted to create problems for our political team. He left office during the fight, so to speak," he added. Aivazian, however, dismissed Grigoryan's claims as "nonsense", Sputnik Armenia reports. "I haven't listened to the interview, but if it is true, I do not comment on that nonsense," said Aivazian, not ruling out that he could comment on the matter in more detail after watching it in person, if necessary. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |