ICRC REPRESENTATIVES VISIT ARMENIAN POWS

Tert.am
03.05.11

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
visited Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan on Friday.

Citing a statement by the ICRC Office in Baku, the Azerbaijani news
agency APA reported that ICRC representatives conducted a situation
monitoring and gave the prisoners letters from the families.

Three Armenian soldiers, and five civilians are currently being held
in Azerbaijan.

The civilians – Yeghishe, Ruzanna, Alfred, Gayane and Petros Gasparyans
(all members of the same family) – were captured by Azeris in
January 2010.

The two soldiers – Ohan Harutyunyan and Gevorg Tovmasyan, have been
held POWs since May 2009 and July 2009, respectively.

From: A. Papazian