Armenian deputy defence minister vows to free Azeri POWs

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
9 Apr 05

[Presenter] The three Azerbaijani POWs held in Armenia will be released
and sent to Azerbaijan. Armenian Deputy Defence Minister Lt-Gen Mikael
Grigoryan said that the whereabouts of the Armenian soldier who went
missing recently are still not known.

Armenian soldier Zograb Tamayan, who served at a military unit
in Armenia’s Noyemberyan District, recently went missing from the
military unit. There is information that he is in Azerbaijan. The
Azerbaijani side promised that it will report about the whereabouts
of the soldier or the possibility of releasing him in the near future.

Grigoryan also said that there are still POWs left in Nagornyy Karabakh
from the Karabakh war [1988-94]. The sides reached an agreement to
discuss all issues, and an opportunity will be created to visit the
territories where the POWs can be held.