ICRC members visit Armenians kept in 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.

The ICRC Baku Office said on Monday that ICRC representatives will deliver three verbal messages obtained from prisoners of war.

At present, three Armenian soldiers and five civilians -family members are kept 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.


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