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ARMENIA TO TRANSFER POW TO AZERBAIJAN
Trend News Agency
Nov 3 2010
Azerbaijan
The Armenian Defense Ministry will transfer an Azerbaijani POW to Baku,
RIA Novosti quoted the ministry.
"Azerbaijani citizen, who illegally crossed the border in 2010, will be
transferred to Azerbaijan on the Ijevan-Kazakh road on Nov. 4 at 12.00
[local time] in pursuance of the declaration signed by the Presidents
of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in Astrakhan," the ministry reported.
Under the agreement, the POW's name is withheld until his transfer.
Astrakhan hosted the trilateral meeting of the presidents of
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia - Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and
Serzh Sargsyan on Oct. 27. The ways of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict were discussed there. The parties signed a declaration, which
envisages the return of prisoners of war and takes a humanitarian
nature, Medvedev said on Wednesday after the trilateral meeting.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian
Trend News Agency
Nov 3 2010
Azerbaijan
The Armenian Defense Ministry will transfer an Azerbaijani POW to Baku,
RIA Novosti quoted the ministry.
"Azerbaijani citizen, who illegally crossed the border in 2010, will be
transferred to Azerbaijan on the Ijevan-Kazakh road on Nov. 4 at 12.00
[local time] in pursuance of the declaration signed by the Presidents
of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in Astrakhan," the ministry reported.
Under the agreement, the POW's name is withheld until his transfer.
Astrakhan hosted the trilateral meeting of the presidents of
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia - Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and
Serzh Sargsyan on Oct. 27. The ways of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict were discussed there. The parties signed a declaration, which
envisages the return of prisoners of war and takes a humanitarian
nature, Medvedev said on Wednesday after the trilateral meeting.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian