ICRC representatives visit Armenian captives in Azerbaijan

The representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have today with the Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan, spokesman for Baku office of ICRC Rustam Alizadeh said.

He said that the ICRC representatives concerned themselves with their detention conditions and physical condition. A “Red cross” letter was given to one of them, seven oral messages were received from those persons for their families.

6 Armenian prisoners of war and five civilian captives are being held in Azerbaijan. Citizens of Armenia Yegishe, Ruzanna, Alfred, Gayane and Petros Gevorkyans are members of one family. They crossed into Azerbaijani territory in January this year.

Three of the captives (Grant Markosyan, Alik Tevosyan and Artur Sarkisian) crossed into Azerbaijani territory in February, 2009, two (Ohan Arutunyan and Gevorg Tovmasyan) in May, 2009, one (Karen Arutunyan) in July.


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