RECURRENT MISINFORMATION OF AZERBAIJAN REFUTED

ArmRadio.am
02.05.2007 16:45

The Armenian State Commission on Hostages, Prisoners and Missing
Persons rejected the information of Azeri media about "the intention
of Samir Mamedov to leave for a third country.

Head of the workgroup of the State Commission Armen Laprielyan told
ArmInfo that the information does not correspond to reality. "Up to
now Samir Mamedov has not expressed such will," Kaprielyan noted.

"Soldier of the Azerbaijani Army Samir Mamedov passed to the Armenian
side on his own will in December 2006. Mamedov refuses to return to
motherland. The soldier explains his decision with the crude attitude
and pressures on the part of his fellow servicemen and the leadership.

Azeri media have disseminated a number of reports in which they
state about the intention of Samir Mamedov to leave for a third
country. According to the same reports, the Azeri side learned about
this intention from the International Committee of the Red Cross.