WELL-KNOWN ARMENIAN WRITERS AND PUBLICIST ZORIY BALAYAN DETAINED AND
THEN RELEASED IN ITALY

YEREVAN, MAY 25. ARMINFO. Officers of International Police in Italy
detained the well-known Armenian publicist and writer Zoriy Balayan
yesterday and released soon. According to the newspaper “Ayots
Ashkhar” Balayan was detained in an Italian port Brindissi. It should
be noted that the writer is on a tour on the board of the Armenian
sailing vessel “Cilicia” built on the model of old Cilician vessels.
Press Secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Hamlet Gasparyan
informed ARMINFO that the Armenian party took measures on release of
Balayan immediately after information on his detention was received.
Several years ago, due to Azerbaijan’s efforts, the name of Zoriy
Balayan was included in the lists of the International Police,
however, it was withdrawn from these lists two years ago. As it is not
the first time when law-enforcement bodies of other states find the
name of Balayan in the “black list,” it is not ruled out that
Azerbaijan sends them relevant false statement.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress