Five more Armenian PoWs return from Azerbaijan September 9, 2022 - 12:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan freed and repatriated five more Armenian prisoners of war who were captured during the Second Karabakh war in the fall of 2020. “We welcome this as a step contributing to the normalization of [Armenian-Azerbaijani] relations,” Armenia’s National Security Service said in a statement after the POWs were released. The release came on the heels of a meeting between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, hosted by European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels. Baku admitted holding 35 Armenian POWs and three civilian captives prior to the latest release. Most of the PoWs whose captivity has been confirmed by Azerbaijan, have been given lengthy jail terms in mock trials in Baku.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
