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ICRC: AZERBAIJAN HAS APPEALED TO US TO MEDIATE IN THE TWO ARMENIAN CIVILIANS' HANDOVER
APA, Azerbaijan
March 19 2013
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. The State Commission on Prisoners of
War, Hostages and Missing Persons has appealed to the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to Azerbaijan to mediate
in the handover of two Armenian civilians, media contact person for
the ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova told APA.
ICRC announced its readiness in accordance with its mandate.
Huseynova said that the date of the two Armenian civilians' handover
depends on the conflicting sides.
The Defense Ministry's press service told APA that on March 16 at
16:50, resident of Dovekh village of Armenia's Noyemberyan region
Karyan Durmus and on March 17 at 16:20, resident of Ayqovid village
of Ijevan region Arakelyan Anahid Hamazasovna passed to Azerbaijani
territory on the contact line in Gazakh region and were captured by
our Armed Forces.
The investigation is underway to determine why the captives violated
the line of contact. They were handed over to the State Commission
on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons.
Head of the Commission's working group Firudin Sadigov told APA that
the two elderly Armenian civilians passed to Azerbaijan will be sent
to back.
APA, Azerbaijan
March 19 2013
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. The State Commission on Prisoners of
War, Hostages and Missing Persons has appealed to the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to Azerbaijan to mediate
in the handover of two Armenian civilians, media contact person for
the ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova told APA.
ICRC announced its readiness in accordance with its mandate.
Huseynova said that the date of the two Armenian civilians' handover
depends on the conflicting sides.
The Defense Ministry's press service told APA that on March 16 at
16:50, resident of Dovekh village of Armenia's Noyemberyan region
Karyan Durmus and on March 17 at 16:20, resident of Ayqovid village
of Ijevan region Arakelyan Anahid Hamazasovna passed to Azerbaijani
territory on the contact line in Gazakh region and were captured by
our Armed Forces.
The investigation is underway to determine why the captives violated
the line of contact. They were handed over to the State Commission
on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons.
Head of the Commission's working group Firudin Sadigov told APA that
the two elderly Armenian civilians passed to Azerbaijan will be sent
to back.