PanARMENIAN.Net
RA Defense Minister called on ICRC to urge Azerbaijan
to stop tortures of Armenian citizens
07.06.2008 16:00 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran
Ohanyan met Saturday with James Reynolds, head of the
International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in
Armenia.
Mr Ohanyan appreciated highly the ICRC mission aimed
to preserve supreme human values, Minister’s
spokesman, col. Seyran Shahsuvaryan told
PanARMENIAN.Net.
The Minister drew Mr Reynolds’ attention to the fact
that 5 Armenian citizens (4 civilians and 1
serviceman) kept in Azeri captivity are being
subjected to tortures. He called on the ICRC to urge
Azerbaijan to put an end to inhuman treatment of the
Armenian captives and to assist in their transfer to
the homeland.
The officials also referred to bilateral relations.
-Armenia has always preserved humanitarian principles
and values, which underlie the ICRC activity,-
Minister Ohanyan said.