ICRC REPRESENTATIVES MEET WITH AZERBAIJANI SOLDIERS IN ARMENIAN CAPTIVITY

APA
Oct 29 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva – APA. Representatives of the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Armenia visited the soldiers
of Azerbaijani army Rafig Rahman Hasanov and Anar Khanbala Hajiyev,
who are in captivity in Armenia, spokeswoman for ICRC Office in
Azerbaijan Gulnaz Guliyeva told APA.

They met with the captured soldiers last weekend, talked to them and
observed their detention conditions.

Hajiyev’s mother Naila Mammadova told APA that ICRC official brought a
letter from his son on Thursday. "Hi, mom, how are you? How are Keyti,
Elchin, Shahin, Aydin, Vusal and Araz doing? Tell them not to smoke
cigarettes. Say hello to grandmother, Sevinj and everyone. Don’t
worry about me. Everything is OK", said Hajiyev in his letter.

Hasanov’s father Rahman Hasanov told APA that they called him from
ICRC Office in Barda and invited him to the office, but Hasanov had
no opportunity to visit the ICRC Office.

Soldier of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s N military unit Rafig
Rahman Hasanov, 20 was captured by the Armenian military units on
October 8, 2008 in the contact line between the troops in Gazakh
Region.

Anar Khanbala Hajiyev, 20, drafted by Goranboy regional military
commissariat, was captured by the Armenian armed forces on May 10. The
captives were visited by ICRC officials on July 23 last time.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress