Daily News Summary [04.10.2022]
21:50 - 04 October, 2022

Daily News Summary [04.10.2022]

Azerbaijan returned 17 Armenian POWs to the Armenian side through the mediation of the USA

The press secretary of the RA Ministry of Defense informs that today the Azerbaijani side returned 17 Armenian prisoners of war to the Armenian side with the mediation of the USA.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan referred to the return of 17 Armenian POWs by Azerbaijan.

"I highly appreciate the efforts of the United States for assisting to return our 17 POW’s. I hope with joint efforts together with our international partners we will further register progress in resolving both humanitarian issues and establishing peace in the region," Pashinyan wrote on Twitter.

Reactions to the video of the execution of Armenian POWs shared by Azerbaijan

The Foreign Ministry of Cyprus issued a statement regarding the execution of unarmed Armenian prisoners of war by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the executions of unarmed Armenian prisoners by the forces of Azerbaijan.

We call once again for the immediate release of all Armenian prisoners as well as for a thorough investigation of the executions to ensure perpetrators are held to account."

US Embassy in Baku issued a statement regarding the recent brutal murder of Armenian unarmed POWs by the Azerbaijani armed forces. 
 
“Recent news about the execution of unarmed Armenian captives by Azerbaijani soldiers deeply concerns the United States. We call for a full and impartial investigation of the matter. Those responsible for any brutality must be held accountable. The United States is deeply disturbed by recent reports of Azerbaijani soldiers executing unarmed Armenian prisoners. We call for a full and impartial investigation. Those responsible for any atrocities must be held to account,” the statement reads.
 
The French Foreign Ministry also commented on the footage shared by the Azerbaijani side.
 
"The videos of the shooting of Armenian prisoners by the Azerbaijani army are very shocking.  France acknowledges the initiation of an investigation into these actions by Azerbaijan and calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.  France also calls for the release of Armenian prisoners," the statement noted.
 
Greece also strongly condemns the execution of unarmed Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani forces and calls for a thorough investigation to ensure perpetrators are held to account, the Greek Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.

“Utterly appalled by the horrific reports of the execution of unarmed Armenian prisoners by Azerbaijani forces. Greece strongly condemns such acts of violence and calls for a thorough investigation to ensure perpetrators are held to account”, the Foreign Ministry said.

{Non-confirmed} What does Russia want։ For the information of His Holiness the Patriarch, the three presidents, and the expert community |armtimes.com|

Armtimes.com website of "Haykakan Zhamanak" daily newspaper related to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's family published a news article today under the headline "What does Russia want: For the information of His Holiness the Patriarch, three presidents, and the expert community.” It’s an article in which Russia's wishes and demands from Armenia are presented.

The spokesperson to the Russian President Dmitry Peskov commented on the publication in Armtimes.com, according to which Russia is forcing Armenia to join the Union State, for which Moscow encourages Baku. Peskov called it "another nonsense".

"No, this is another nonsense," said Peskov, answering the question of whether Russia really has such intentions for Armenia.

NATO supports the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Secretary of the RA Security Council Armen Grigoryan and the special representative of the Secretary-General of NATO in the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina had a meeting in Brussels.

"Good to meet in Brussels with Armen Grigoryan Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia. We discussed the situation in the region & the status of talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan after Sunday’s meeting of Foreign Ministers in Geneva. NATO supports the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan," Colomnia wrote.

Other News

  • On October 4, RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with Samantha Power, the manager of the US Agency for International Development (IDA). 

 

  • DISQO, a customer experience intelligence platform, will hold the “Scaling Up: People, Tech, Product” event at TUMO Center for Creative Technologies on October 6 at 6:30 pm. The event is aimed at contributing to the development of a powerful and competent industry that will lay the ground for a promising future for the tech community.

 


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