Azerbaijan hides real number of Armenian captives, Yerevan tells ICRCSeptember 25, 2021 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who is currently participating in the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, met with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on Friday, September 24, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Mirzoyan stressed the importance of the activities of the ICRC in Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). The ICRC President, in turn, revealed details about the organization's programs in the region. During the talks, the Armenian foreign policy chief weighed in on the consequences of the aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, the gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by Azerbaijan, as well as the need for the immediate release of the Armenian captives without preconditions. The Minister noted that Azerbaijan, in violation of the Geneva Convention and its obligations under the tripartite statement of November 9, continues to hide the real number of captives and their places of detention, creating artificial barriers to their repatriation by politicizing humanitarian issues. Mirzoyan also noted that no artificial obstacles should be created by international organizations in Artsakh for the implementation of the humanitarian mission. 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 | 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. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |