ICRC reps visit four Armenian captives in Azerbaijan

Malaysia Times
Feb 4 2021

PanArmenian.Net
05 Feb 2021, 04:07 GMT+10

PanARMENIAN.Net – The representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited four Armenian captives, including civilians, in Azerbaijan, ICRC Armenia Representative Zara Amatuni has said, according to the Armenian Service of RFE/RL.

‘On February 1 and 2, the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited four Armenian captives, both civilians and servicemen, who are being kept in Azerbaijan after the recent escalation,’ Amatuni said Thursday, February 4.

‘During the visits, we gave those people the opportunity to talk to their relatives.’

Baku has confirmed it’s currently holding only 57 Armenian prisoners of war, although Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said that those detained persons are not POWs but “terrorists”. The Armenian side, meanwhile, has reported on more than 200 prisoners of war being held in Azerbaijan.

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