Azerbaijanis steal Armenian villagers' cattle bought with a large loanAugust 31, 2021 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani troops have stolen most of the cattle bought by the residents of a village in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province with an AMD 8 million loan (over $16,000) and are now refusing to return them, Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan reported on Monday, August 30. 80 of the 110 animals grazing near the village of Sers approached an Azerbaijani position on August 16, and the Azeris stole 75 of them. According to two witnesses, who were also among the owners of the cattle, three armed Azerbaijani soldiers took the animals away. The victims have already asked the Vayots Dzor Regional Administration, the head of the community, the Armenian border troops and the Armed Forces for assistance. Without the cattle, they say, the villagers have no means of repaying the loan. "Our state must initiate processes in the international arena to use these facts to force the Azerbaijani authorities to compensate people for such problems," Tatoyan said. 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 | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |