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Dec 22 2011
ICRC members visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan
22 December 2011, 11:07 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 22 / Trend
K.Zarbaliyeva /
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
visited three Armenian soldiers and five civilian family members who
are being held in captivity in Azerbaijan.
The ICRC Baku Office told Trend on Thursday that ICRC representatives
delivered three letters to the Armenians held in captivity in
Azerbaijan and received six letters from them.
At present, three Armenian soldiers and five civilian family members
are being held in captivity 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.
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.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Dec 22 2011
ICRC members visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan
22 December 2011, 11:07 (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 22 / Trend
K.Zarbaliyeva /
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
visited three Armenian soldiers and five civilian family members who
are being held in captivity in Azerbaijan.
The ICRC Baku Office told Trend on Thursday that ICRC representatives
delivered three letters to the Armenians held in captivity in
Azerbaijan and received six letters from them.
At present, three Armenian soldiers and five civilian family members
are being held in captivity 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.
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.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.