BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14. Employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited two Azerbaijani soldiers (Agshin Babirov and Huseyn Akhundov) held captive in Armenia on June 13, the ICRC told Trend.
According to the ICRC's statement, a one-on-one meeting was held with them, and they were given the opportunity to contact their families.
"As per its mandate, the ICRC evaluates the treatment conditions of detainees during the visit. We create conditions for the restoration or further keeping contacts with their families. In accordance with the ICRC procedures, observations and recommendations in connection with visits are provided only to the detaining party," the statement added.
Previously, the ICRC employees visited the soldiers on April 19.
The Azerbaijani military servicemen Agshin Babirov (born in 2004) and Huseyn Akhundov (born in 2003) went missing due to limited visibility under adverse weather conditions in the border area of the Shahbuz district of Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with Armenia on April 10.
Later, it was revealed that both of the servicemen were captured by Armenian Armed Forces.
Meanwhile, on May 8, a court in Armenia passed "a verdict" against Babirov, sentencing him to over 11 years of imprisonment.