ICRC members visit Armenians kept in Azerbaijan

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited three Armenian POWs and five members of one family kept in captivity in Azerbaijan.

The ICRC Baku Office spokesperson Ilaha Huseynova told Trend that ICRC representatives delivered a ‘Red Cross’ letter to one of the POWs.

There are three Armenian POWs and five members of one family in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan transferred Armenian citizen Arthur Badalian to Armenia in the Agdam region on March 17. In turn, soldier Anar Hajiyev was taken to the Azerbaijani side.
Armenian armed forces captured Azerbaijani Army Sergeant Roman Huseynov on Aug. 27, 2010.

Previously, Azerbaijan transferred three Armenian soldiers to the third party at their behest.

Working under the Geneva Convention, the ICRC has been operating in the region since 1992 in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.


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