TWO AZERBAIJANI CAPTIVES IN ARMENIA: ICRC
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April 13 2010
Armenia
According to Yerevan office of the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC), 4.565 people are missing in the Karabakh conflict
zone, ICRC local representative Ashot Astabatsyan told at the press
conference.
He informed that 401 missing are registered in Armenia and ICRC
representatives met with 323 family members and collected the
necessary information. The number of missing in Karabakh reaches 457,
in Azerbaijan – 3.697, while 10 are of other nationalities.
Astabatsyan underlined importance of drafting legislation to meet
the needs of the families with a missing member. Presently, a working
group under the auspices of the RA Foreign Ministry is formed to deal
with the issue.
ICRC representative also informed that currently there is
one Azerbaijani prisoner and a civilian in Armenia, whereas 6
Armenian prisoners — in Azerbaijan. He also noted that ICRC is
not engaged in the issue of 5-member Armenian family, that crossed
Armenian-Azerbaijani border and taken into captivity.