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YEREVAN AGREES TO RETURN TWO AZERBAIJANI SOLDIERS WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS
Trend Daily News
March 15, 2011 Tuesday 12:22 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijan
Armenia is ready to return two Azerbaijani POWs that are at the
Armenian side's disposal without any preconditions through the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
As reliable sources told Mediamax, the transfer of the POWs to
Azerbaijan can take place only if the POWs agree to the transfer.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said on March 14 that it is ready to
transfer the Azerbaijani POWs in pursuance of agreements reached
between the two countries' presidents on March 5.
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 Daily News
March 15, 2011 Tuesday 12:22 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijan
Armenia is ready to return two Azerbaijani POWs that are at the
Armenian side's disposal without any preconditions through the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
As reliable sources told Mediamax, the transfer of the POWs to
Azerbaijan can take place only if the POWs agree to the transfer.
The Armenian Defense Ministry said on March 14 that it is ready to
transfer the Azerbaijani POWs in pursuance of agreements reached
between the two countries' presidents on March 5.
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