Captured Azerbaijani soldier's parents appeal to President

"We ask the president to help us take back our son. Samir is not only our son, he is an Azerbaijani. Though we can not meet with the president, we ask him to help us to take our son back. I believe that Samir will return and serve his motherland honorably," the soldier's mother Tarana Mammadova told the APA

The soldier's mother refuted the reports that her son was captured voluntarily. "I feel very bad when I hear these reports. I would not be so shocked if Samir had died. My son will never betray his motherland. We do not believe Armenian agitation. Samir is a patriot. His wish was to be servicemen and serve his country," she said.

The soldier's father Nazim Mammadov told the APA that they last got a letter from Samir on March 12. The parents say that Samir is kept in Keptron detention place in Yerevan.

The soldier's parents and his uncle Vidadi Mammadov today met with chief of Hesret Yolu Public Union Esmira Orujova. They intend to meet with ombudsman and State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons.