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  • BAKU: ICRC Members Visit Armenians Kept In Azerbaijan

    ICRC MEMBERS VISIT ARMENIANS KEPT IN AZERBAIJAN

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    Aug 15 2011
    Azerbaijan

    Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
    visited three Armenian soldiers and five civilians -family members,
    kept in captivity in Azerbaijan.

    ICRC Baku Office spokesman Shahla Gahramanova told Trend that ICRC
    representatives delivered four 'Red Cross' letters. In turn, they
    sent back five 'Red Cross' letters to their families.

    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 Huseinov
    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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