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ARMENIAN CITIZEN DETAINED ON AZERBAIJAN'S TERRITORY
Trend, Azerbaijan
Jan 28 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 28
Trend:
Armenian citizen Khojayan Mamika Tigranovich, 65, has been detained
in Azerbaijan's Tovuz district, secretary of the State Commission on
Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, Shahin Sailov told
Trend on Jan. 28.
He said Khojayan is a civilian. He was arrested this afternoon in the
Alibayli village of the Tovuz district and handed over to Azerbaijan
military.
Earlier, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported the detention of a
member of an Armenian sabotage group.
Recently the situation on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian
troops has escalated. In recent days Armenian armed forces violated
the ceasefire over 1000 times.
The ceasefire was violated on the contact line of Azerbaijani and
Armenian troops yesterday and last night from different positions 196
times, according to a message from the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Currently there are an Armenian prisoner of war and an Armenian family
of five members in Azerbaijan, the International Committee of the
Red Cross representative office in Azerbaijan said last week.
There are no Azerbaijani prisoners in Armenia, according to the ICRC
representative office. About 700 persons have been returned from both
sides over the past 21 years with the ICRC mediation.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 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.
Translated by E.A.
Trend, Azerbaijan
Jan 28 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 28
Trend:
Armenian citizen Khojayan Mamika Tigranovich, 65, has been detained
in Azerbaijan's Tovuz district, secretary of the State Commission on
Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, Shahin Sailov told
Trend on Jan. 28.
He said Khojayan is a civilian. He was arrested this afternoon in the
Alibayli village of the Tovuz district and handed over to Azerbaijan
military.
Earlier, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported the detention of a
member of an Armenian sabotage group.
Recently the situation on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian
troops has escalated. In recent days Armenian armed forces violated
the ceasefire over 1000 times.
The ceasefire was violated on the contact line of Azerbaijani and
Armenian troops yesterday and last night from different positions 196
times, according to a message from the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
Currently there are an Armenian prisoner of war and an Armenian family
of five members in Azerbaijan, the International Committee of the
Red Cross representative office in Azerbaijan said last week.
There are no Azerbaijani prisoners in Armenia, according to the ICRC
representative office. About 700 persons have been returned from both
sides over the past 21 years with the ICRC mediation.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 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.
Translated by E.A.