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ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani soldiers held in captivity in Armenia

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 22 November 2010 10:59 (UTC +04:00)
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have visited Azerbaijani soldiers who are in captivity in Armenia.
ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani soldiers held in captivity in Armenia

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.22 / Trend, K.Zarbaliyeva /

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have visited Azerbaijani soldiers who are in captivity in Armenia.

The representatives studied the conditions in which Roman Huseynov and Anar Hajiyev are being held, as well as their health, during their visit on Nov. 18, the ICRC Baku Office told Trend today.

Azerbaijani junior sergeants Huseynov and Hajiyev were captured by the Armenian armed forces on Aug. 27, 2010 and on May 10, 2009, respectively.

Eleven Armenian citizens are also being held in Azerbaijan.

Astrakhan hosted a trilateral meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia - Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan - on Oct. 27. The parties signed a declaration envisaging the return of POWs with the mediation of the ICRC and the OSCE Minsk Group.

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