NKR AUTHORITIES EXPRESS READINESS TO SURRENDER AZERI CAPTIVE IF
OFFICIAL BAKU DISPLAYS SUCH WILLINGNESS
YEREVAN, August 9 (Noyan Tapan). On August 6, 21-year-old Anad
Mamedov, an Azeri serviceman, a resident of Baku, was taken prisoner
by the NKR Armed Forces in connection with transgressing of the
Karabakh-Azeri border. According to the Press Service of NKR Foreign
Ministry, the NKR authorities informed the Stepanakert office of the
International Committee of Red Cross, as well as OSCE about this
fact. At present the judicial bodies of the republic undertake the
corresponding measures for the purpose of finding out the reasons and
purpose of trespassing of the border by the captive. According to the
same source, the NKR authorities gave a representative of the ICRC
Stepanakert office an opportunity to visit the Azeri captive at the
same time expressing readiness to surrender him if the official Baku
displays such willingness.