Interfax News Agency, Russia
May 4 2008
Azeri soldier detained at border in April released from Stepanakert
STEPANAKERT May 4
The authorities of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic released
19-year-old Azeri soldier Vyusal Eibatov last Saturday.
The Azeri soldier was released near the village of Bash-Karvend on the
Agdam line of contact between the Azeri and Nagorno-Karabakh forces in
the presence of representatives from the International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC), the Nagorno-Karabakh Commission for war
prisoners and missing persons told Interfax.
The decision by Karabakh leaders to release the Azeri soldier "is
another proof of good will and commitment to the principles of the
Geneva Convention," the commission said.
Eibatov was detained by Karabakh forces near the village of
Yusifjangly in Agdam district on April 11, 2008, as he was traveling
over the Karabakh territory. The OSCE (Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe) and ICRC offices in Nagorno-Karabakh were
notified of what happened.
During Eibatov’s stay in Nagorno-Karabakh officials from the ICRC
office in Stepanakert were allowed free access to the prisoner. They
visited him several times and maintained correspondence with his
relatives in Azerbaijan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
