8 Somali pirates to stand trial in Denmark![]() February 13, 2012 - 19:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Denmark said Monday, February 13 it has signed a deal with Kenya to try four suspected Somali pirates held since January on a Danish naval vessel, M&C reported citing DPA. A similar agreement was recently signed with the Seychelles to try four other suspected pirates, according to a Danish Foreign Ministry statement. The eight were among 25 pirates arrested a month ago when a Danish vessel, the Absalon, freed 14 hostages from a fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia. The remaining 17 suspected pirates were to be released. “I would of course have wanted all the pirates to be put on trial,” said Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal, describing the eight due to face trial as “the hardcore” members of the group. Sovndal said security in the area had improved following the seizure of the pirates' vessel and weapons, as well as the freeing of the hostages. The hostages were Iranian and Pakistani nationals, and had been held onboard their fishing vessel since November. Since December, the Absalon has been deployed as part of an international action patrolling the sea lanes off Somalia. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |