3621 Karabakh victims identified, 321 still missing, says PashinyanApril 14, 2021 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said 3621 victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh war have been identified by the Armenian side, with 321 people still remaining missing. Addressing the parliament on Wednesday, April 5, the Prime Minister said the final number of deaths will reach around or a little more than 4000. Pashinyan also noted that 201 bodies or remains are waiting to be identified through DNA analysis at the moment. "There are more than 100 bodies that have been identified, but their relatives refuse to accept that fact for some reason. Some of our compatriots believe that their relatives are alive," Pashinyan told lawmakers. "Some families don't trust the results of DNA analysis [in Armenia] and arrange a DNA examination abroad themselves." On Pashinyan's suggestion, the National Assembly paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the 44-day war with a moment of silence. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |