RED CROSS MEETS ARMENIAN PRISONERS IN AZERBAIJAN
news.az
Oct 14 2010
Azerbaijan
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
have visited six prisoners of war and one family held in Azerbaijan.
A spokesperson for the ICRC in Baku, Ilaha Huseynova, said the
representatives were interested in the conditions of detention and
the physical state of the prisoners.
The Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan are Grant Markosyan,
Alik Tevosyan and Artur Sargsyan, who crossed into Azerbaijani
territory in February 2009, Ohan Arutunyan and Gevorg Tovmasyan who
entered the country in May 2009, and Karen Harutyunyan who crossed
the border in July 2009.
The civilian detainees are all members of one family. Yegishe, Ruzanna,
Alfred, Gayane and Petros Gevorkyan crossed into Azerbaijani territory
in January this year.
From: A. Papazian
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