ICRC representatives visit Armenian prisoners of war

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, ARMENPRESS: On February 17, the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited three Armenian prisoners of war and five members of a family held in custody in Azerbaijan, media contact person for the ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova told Azerbaijani news agency.

ICRC representatives delivered seven "Red Cross" letters to the persons held in custody in Azerbaijan and received three "Red Cross" letters from the Armenian family.

Currently there are three Armenian prisoners of war and five civilians in Azerbaijan.

The civilians are the members of one family – Yegishe, Ruzanna, Alfred, Gayane and Petros Gevorkian. They crossed the Azerbaijani borders in January, 2010.

Two the captives – Ohan Arutunyan and Gevorg Tovmasyan passed into Azerbaijani side in May, 2009, another one – Karen Arutunyan passed into Azerbaijani side in July, 2009. All of three soldiers wish to be sent to a third country.

An Azerbaijani serviceman is held captive in Armenia.