ICRC Employees Visit Two Azerbaijani Soldiers Held Captive In Armenia
Date
6/14/2023 10:03:52 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) 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.
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