Armenian state commission on hostages: "Azerbaijan wants to put an end to possible Armenian-Azerbaijani cooperation"

"Statement of spokesman for Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry Eldar Sabiroghlu about intention of the Azerbaijani side to bring four hostage citizens of Armenia to responsibility causes bewilderment", said Armen Kaprielyan, head of the work group of the Armenian state commission on war prisoners, hostages and missing people.

"As is has been previously stated, all four Armenians, currently captured by Azerbaijani, are civilians, who bear no relation to army and were captured in the Azerbaijani area by pure accident.

The hidden purpose is clear - it is to present the four Armenians to the world society as wreckers. I state that they have nothing to do with army and even so more with diversion. I have repeatedly stated that various Azerbaijani officials often come to an absurd point in their statements.

But such falsification of facts has not precedent and is aimed at putting an end to possible ways of Armenian-Azerbaijani cooperation", said Kaprielyan.

According to him, the announcement of the spokesman for Azerbaijan's Defense Minister causes bewilderment.  

"The obvious is the fact of political order of the said statement and we feel deep regret about the failure of the due authorities of Azerbaijan to settle humanitarian tasks preferring political gambles. I would like to state on behalf of the Armenian state commission that the four citizens have nothing to do with the army activity and are civilians, residing in Gegarkunik region. They were captured in the Azerbaijani side by pure accident", said Kaprielyan.

/ArmInfo/