ARMENIAN SOLDIER CAPTURED BY AZERIS

06.04.2005 05:01

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ April 1, 2005 an Armenian soldier born in 1985,
who was serving his service for a fixed period in the Noemberyan
region of Armenia was captures by Azeris, Arminfo agency reports
according to the international working group on search for missing,
hostages and prisoners of war in the region of the Karabakh conflict
(IWG). The IWG expressed hope that the Azeri party will return the
captured immediately after the essential examination in accord with
the agreements achieved March 18 in Tbilisi. At that the IWG members
inform of numerous appeals to the Karabakh leadership not to delay
the return of the POWs as it incites the other conflicting party to
retaliatory steps. They again called the NK authorities to pass Hayal
Abdulayev, Hikmet Tagiyev and Ruslan Bakirov to the International Red
Cross. The appeal says in part, “No sensible explanation can be given
on the prolonged detainment of three Azeri soldiers in Karabakh. The
IWG is a public structure and does not possess the right to demand
reports from the conflicting parties, however both the Armenian and
Azeri parties treated our efforts aimed at search for missing and
release of POWs with trust.” According to the report, Bernhard Klazen
has many times applied to Arkady Ghukasian, Victor Kocharian and Masis
Mailian and was assured that the prisoners will be released soon. “The
meeting of the Armenian and Azeri State Commissions held in Tbilisi
on March 18 established mechanisms for the further work. We hoped
that the NK representatives will join the activities and established
immediate contact with the RA State Commission. “The protraction of
returning the POWs will only deteriorate the relations and do harm
to those captured and those who can be captured in future”, the
IWG representatives say adding that the resolution of humanitarian
problems should not be complicated with political reasons.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress