Armenia “spares no effort” to bring back captives from Azerbaijan, says FM
16:43, 6 September, 2019
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has reiterated that the issue of Arayik Ghazaryan and Karen Ghazaryan (no relation), two men currently held captive in Azerbaijan, will always be under the spotlight of the Armenian foreign policy until the matter is successfully resolved.
“We are very actively working with my other colleagues who have direct relation to this issue, and the Red Cross has a function here. The same goes for Karen Ghazaryan. No efforts are spared to continue reaching a result,” Mnatsakanyan said.
Arayik Ghazaryan is a serviceman of the Artsakh Defense Army who was captured by Azerbaijani military after crossing the border in circumstances which are yet to be determined.
Karen Ghazaryan is a civilian, a resident of Berdavan, Armenia who since July 2018 is held captive in Azerbaijan.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
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