Hospital in Khankendi
The body of Vera Agasyan, a 70-year-old Armenian woman who passed away on October 20 in Khankendi, remains unclaimed after 25 days.
Ilaha Huseynova, head of public relations at the ICRC's Azerbaijan office, told Turan news agency that the organization is in contact with relevant parties both inside Azerbaijan and abroad to resolve the matter. "We continue to work closely with all stakeholders involved," she stated.
Agasyan, a resident of Khankendi in the Karabakh region, died of acute pulmonary heart failure caused by a pulmonary artery thrombosis, according to an autopsy by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Health. Despite repeated appeals from her four children to leave Karabakh during the September 2023 evacuation, Agasyan chose to remain. Armenian media have reported that she suffered from mental health issues.
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Health confirmed that Agasyan had received medical and social assistance while she was alive, including necessary health check-ups conducted by local specialists.
Following her death, Agasyan’s daughter, residing in Yerevan, contacted the Armenian branch of the ICRC, requesting that her mother’s body be transported to Armenia for burial. Zara Amatuni, a representative of the Armenian ICRC office, said on October 25 that they were in contact with the family in Armenia and expressed readiness to provide assistance. However, the body remains in Khankendi as of mid-November.
Politics
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that both President Ilham Aliyev and he agree on the necessity for Armenia and Azerbaijan not only to reach a peace agreement and other accords but also to sign a strategic deal on peaceful coexistence. He made these remarks on November 13 during a session of the National Assembly.
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