Today.Az, Azerbaijan
May 24 2008
Armenian Defense Minister: "We will continue talks for returning our
citizens, captured by Azerbaijani side"
24 May 2008 [10:15] – Today.Az
The talks on return of four citizens of Armenia, captured by
Azerbaijan, will continue.
The due announcement was made by Armenian Defense Minister Seyran
Oganyan.
"Our citizens found themselves in Nakhchivan in the result of the
clash in the military unit. We have conducted talks on return of our
citizens with the military command of Azerbaijan, which even expressed
readiness to return them but then changed its mind by some definite
reasons", said Oganyan during the meeting with the students and
professors of the faculty of military psychology and pedagogics of the
Yerevan State Pedagogical University named after Abovyan.
Four citizens of Armenia from Noraduz and Qavar were detained by
Azerbaijani servicemen in the territory of Azerbaijan on April 28.
Armenian Defense minister reminded that Azerbaijan side explained the
refusal to return Armenian citizens to the country by the need to
conduct definite works with the captives.
According to the Defense Minister, the return of Armenian citizens
depends on their wish to return to Armenia as well.
"For example, we have some Azerbaijanis here, who do not want to
return to their country and we can not force them do it", said the
Defense Minister.
At the same time, Oganyan assured that the talks with the Azerbaijani
side for return of the Armenian citizens will continue.
The Minister noted that the situation with Armenian captives was
discussed during the session of the commission for issues of hostages,
war prisoners and missing people.
The Defense Minister informed that during the session the commission
members were demonstrated video materials about the detainment
conditions of the Armenian citizens, posted at one of the Azerbaijani
websites.
"We have decided to continue the work and talks on the return of our
citizens", said the Defense Minister.
/Novosti-Armenia/
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress