Category: 2021

Five Armenian POWs returned home

Kalashian Nyrie
Caucasian Knot, EU
Oct 20 2021

Azerbaijan has handed over to Armenia five prisoners of war (POWs) who had been sentenced in Baku to six years in prison; they were sent from the airport to the medical centre. The father of one of the missing servicemen has called for a protest action near the building of the Armenian Government on October 20.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that in July a court in Baku sentenced 39 Armenian POWs to six years in prison each. On September 7, two militaries taken POWs near the Black Lake in the Syunik Region returned to Armenia from Azerbaijan; and one POW detained in Nagorno-Karabakh was brought to Baku from Yerevan.

The “News.Am” has specified that the names of the Armenian returnees are Mels Ambardanyan, Rafik Karapetyan, Zhora Manukyan, Ovsep Manukyan and Sedrak Sogomonyan.

The father of the 25-year-old volunteer, Karo Mazmanyan, told that there had been no news from his son for over a year, that is, since October 2020, and since that time he knew nothing about his son’s fate.

On October 18, relatives of the missing servicemen met Arshak Karapetyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), who assured them that Baku would return many of the POWs. “But it turned out that there are only five of them. How long can they mock at us? They promised to return 15-17 people, but only five were really returned,” Mr Mazmanyan has stated.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 08:10 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Armenia files complaint against Azerbaijan at UN Court, Armenian rights defenders claim abuse of POWs in Azerbaijan, Terms for giving out POWs from Azerbaijan spark criticism in Armenia.

Author: Armine Martirosyan; Source: CK correspondent

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Council of Europe delegation visits Armenian Genocide Memorial

Chakrian Hovsep
Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 20 2021
, 16:02

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The Rapporteur Group on Democracy of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, headed by Swedish Ambassador to the Council of Europe Martin Ehnberg, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial.

The guests were greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, Deputy Director for Museum Works of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.

The guests laid flowers at the eternal fire and observed a minute of silence in memory of martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.

They also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum and got acquainted with permanent and temporary exhibitions. At the end of the visit, Mr. Martin Ehnberg left a note in the Book of Honorary Guests.

Armenian Ambassador briefs UK MPs on Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggression

Hunanian Jack
Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 20 2021


, 22:03

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Armenia’s Ambassador to UK Varuzhan Nersesyan met with Catherine West and James Murray, members of the Labor Party of the House of Commons and the UK-Armenia All-party parliamentary group.

During the meeting, the Ambassador first thanked the MPs for their constant support to Armenia and Artsakh, especially during the war, and for voicing and supporting Armenia’s approaches in the UK Parliament.

The ambassador presented in detail the latest regional developments, Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggressive actions against Armenia, and the possibilities of resuming the negotiation process.

Varuzhan Nersesyan attached special importance to the issue of repatriation of POWs, who are kept in Azerbaijani prisons contrary to all international humanitarian norms. The Ambassador also presented the need to preserve the Armenian historical and cultural heritage of Artsakh, emphasizing the importance of expressing a clear position of international partners in this issue.

The parties also discussed the Turkish factor and the negative impact on the region, which was vividly reflected in Turkey’s direct involvement in last year’s war against Artsakh.

The Ambassador and the members of the UK House of Commons highlighted the development of the Armenian-British relations, emphasizing the role of parliamentary diplomacy in that process and the intensification of ties between the parliaments of the two countries, the organization of mutual visits and cooperation on various issues.

Armenian, Russian, Azerbaijani Deputy PMs discuss perspectives of unblocking regional communications

David Nargizian
Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 20 2021


, 22:30

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Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev held co-chaired a sitting of the trilateral working group in Moscow.

During the meeting in Moscow the parties discussed the prospects of restoration of transport communication in the South Caucasus region and referred to the further course of the work within the framework of the January 11, 2021 statement of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the President of the Russian Federation and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The parties agreed to meet again in the near future.



Armenpress: CSTO PA political and international cooperation committee to hold next meeting in Yerevan

Andranik Taslakhchian

CSTO PA political and international cooperation committee to hold next meeting in Yerevan

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 09:22,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly’s Standing Committee on Political and International Cooperation Affairs will hold its next meeting in Yerevan in spring 2022.

The decision was made during the committee’s October 19 meeting in St. Petersburg, where Vice Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan made the invitation.

The meeting focused on the regional situation and the threats facing the collective security.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan

Military bus hits mines in Damascus, fatalities reported

Emma Jilavian

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 09:44,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. A military bus hit two mines near the President Bridge in the Syrian capital on Wednesday, TASS reports citing SANA news agency.

According to it, the explosive devices were triggered by a terrorist. At least 13 Syrian servicemen were killed in the attack, three were wounded.

Detonation specialists who arrived at the site of the incident disarmed another mine located nearby.

Armenia SRC Chairman, US Ambassador discuss cooperation in customs, tax administration sectors

Antonian Lara

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 09:59,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan hosted US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy, the Committee said in a news release.  

The SRC Chairman introduced the Ambassador on the Committee’s agenda of reforms of the coming year, highlighting the upgrading of border customs checkpoints, the commitment of making the customs formulation procedures completely electronic, as well as the training of customs officers, etc.

Rustam Badasyan highlighted the constant support provided by the US government for the customs and tax administration sectors.

The US Ambassador expressed readiness to provide practical support for the implementation of reforms of mutual interest.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

COVID-19: Armenia confirms 2066 new cases, 28 deaths in one day

Kajoyan Gevork

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 11:26,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. 2066 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 286,303, the ministry of healthcare reports.

15,065 COVID-19 tests were conducted on October 19.

704 patients have recovered in one day. The total number of recoveries has reached 256,525.

The death toll has risen to 5870 (28 death cases have been registered in the past one day).

The number of active cases is 22,670.

The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 but died from other disease has reached 1238 (3 new such cases).

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

New Ambassador of Sierra Leone presents copy of credentials to Armenian deputy FM

Edgar Tavakalian

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 12:25,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. New Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Armenia Alie Badara Kamara (residence in Tehran, Iran) presented the copy of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Ghevondyan, the Armenian foreign ministry said in a press release.

Congratulating the Ambassador on appointment, the deputy FM wished him success, expressing hope that Mr. Alie Badara Kamara will bring his contribution to the development of the relations between the two countries.

In turn the new Ambassador thanked the Armenian deputy FM for the reception and stated that he will invest all his efforts to give a new impetus to the cooperation between Armenia and Syria.

Both sides highlighted taking joint steps to boost the bilateral partnership in education, IT and other sectors.

At the meeting deputy FM Ghevondyan presented the current situation around the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to the Ambassador. In this context the necessity of fully resuming the NK peaceful settlement process within the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship was emphasized.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Governmental commission to organize funeral of ex-interior minister Vano Siradeghyan

Maral Takmazian

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 13:25,

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS. A governmental commission will be created to organize the funeral of Vano Siradeghyan, a former minister of interior and former mayor of Yerevan who died at the age of 74 on October 15, the prime minister’s office said.

Other details weren’t immediately available.

Siradeghyan allegedly fled Armenia in 2000 after murder and conspiracy charges were brought against him. He denied wrongdoing.

His whereabouts remained unknown.

Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan