BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 12
By Jeyhun Alakbarov - Trend:
The Azerbaijani delegation, as well as the heads of UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross representative offices, visited educational institutions in Azerbaijan s Ganja and Tartar cities on Feb. 12, which were damaged as a result of Armenia s aggression against Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Education Minister Emin Amrullayev said on Feb. 12, Trend reports. Foreign partners have witnessed the tragic consequences of Armenia s shelling of the buildings of school # 29 in Ganja city and the school in Duyarli village of Tartar district, Amrullayev said. We also met with pupils, the minister added. To eliminate the consequences of war crimes, the partners cooperate with the ministry of education in various fields, including rendering social and psychological support to teachers and pupils.
By Alper Ziya - Trend:
Some 15 Turkish sailors taken hostage by sea pirates off the coast of Nigeria were rescued, Director General of Boden Denizcilik A.S. Levent Karsan, Trend reports on Feb. 12. The health of the sailors is normal, they are in Nigeria and will be transported to Turkey within two days, Karsan added.
Sea pirates attacked the Turkish Mozart ship on January 23 in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria. The cargo ship was sailing under the flag of Liberia and pirates attacked the ship 100 nautical miles (185 km) off the Nigerian coast.
Pirates killed mechanical engineers, citizens of Azerbaijan Farman Ismayilov. All other hostages are Turkish citizens. Among surviving 18 crew members, three were left on board.