ARMENIA’S DEFENSE OFFICE REFUTES INFORMATION ON CAPTIVE AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER

ARKA News Agency
Aug 18 2005

YEREVAN, August 18. /ARKA/. The RA Ministry of Defense is refuting
the information on a captive Azerbaijani soldier. A number of mass
media spread the information that the Azerbaijani soldier Ralmil
Khudaverdiev was taken prisoner by the RA Armed Forces.

At his earlier meeting with journalists, Firudin Dadykhov, Head of the
Task Group, Azerbaijani State Commission for POWs, Hostages and Missing
Persons, reported that Ramil Khudaversiev had been taken prisoner by
Armenia’s armed forces. According to him, no detailed information was
available. Sadykhov also said that ICRC representative were mediating
in releasing Khudaverdiev. P.T. -0–