SERGE SARGSIAN EXPRESSES HOPE THAT IN FUTURE ICRC REPORTS TO REFLECT
REALITY, ABSENCE OF HOSTAGES IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, APRIL 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Serge Sargsian, the Secretary of the RA
National Security Council, the Defence Minister received on April 7
Jakob Kellenberger, the Chairman of the International Committee of Red
Cross (ICRC). Isabelle Barras, the ICRC responsible for Eastern Europe
and Yves Arnoldy, head of the ICRC Armenian delegation participated in
the meeting. Serge Sargsian attached importance to the ICRC activity
in Armenia, mentioning that this considerably supports solution of
some problems arisen in front of the state. Emphasizing that the
bilateral cooperation promotes rather actively and productively,
J.Kellenberger expressed gratitude for the assistance showed by the RA
Government, particularly, the Ministry of Defence. Touching upon the
works implemented till today in the direction of finding out people
lost traceless, the sides facted that beneficial conditions have
always existed in Armenia for the ICRC employees’ activity, and
obstacles have never been created. In this sense considering baseless
the information periodically published in press by the Azerbaijani
authorities about people lost traceless and hostages kept in Armenia,
Serge Sargsian expressed a hope that the ICRC reports will reflect the
reality in future, thus, the fact of absence of hostages in
Armenia. As Noyan Tapan was informed by Colonel Seyran Shahsuvarian,
the RA Defence Minister’s Press Secretary, the participants of the
meeting exchanged opinions concerning the present stage of settlement
of the Karabakh conflict. Within the context of the negotiation
process, the Minister considered causing anxiety the continuous
martial statements of the high-ranking authorities of Azerbaijan and
encouriging of interracial hatred among the people.