Armenian Defense Minister: "We will continue talks for returning our citizens, captured by Azerbaijani side"

The due announcement was made by Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Oganyan.

"Our citizens found themselves in Nakhchivan in the result of the clash in the military unit. We have conducted talks on return of our citizens with the military command of Azerbaijan, which even expressed readiness to return them but then changed its mind by some definite reasons", said Oganyan during the meeting with the students and professors of the faculty of military psychology and pedagogics of the Yerevan State Pedagogical University named after Abovyan.

Four citizens of Armenia from Noraduz and Qavar were detained by Azerbaijani servicemen in the territory of Azerbaijan on April 28.

Armenian Defense minister reminded that Azerbaijan side explained the refusal to return Armenian citizens to the country by the need to conduct definite works with the captives.

According to the Defense Minister, the return of Armenian citizens depends on their wish to return to Armenia as well.

"For example, we have some Azerbaijanis here, who do not want to return to their country and we can not force them do it", said the Defense Minister.

At the same time, Oganyan assured that the talks with the Azerbaijani side for return of the Armenian citizens will continue.

The Minister noted that the situation with Armenian captives was discussed during the session of the commission for issues of hostages, war prisoners and missing people.

The Defense Minister informed that during the session the commission members were demonstrated video materials about the detainment conditions of the Armenian citizens, posted at one of the Azerbaijani websites.

"We have decided to continue the work and talks on the return of our citizens", said the Defense Minister.

/Novosti-Armenia/