Panorama, Armenia
Sept 2 2020
Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross have not visited Gurgen Alaverdyan, an Armenian officer who mistakenly crossed into Azerbaijan and was captured there on August 22, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan told a briefing on Wednesday.
"Work is being carried out with the Baku Office of the Red Cross to arrange the visit of their representatives," the spokesperson said, without further elaborating.
The Azerbaijani authorities allege that Alaverdyan was captured while attempting a “commando attack”, a claim strongly denied by Armenia, which states that the soldier got lost due to adverse weather conditions.
The officer has been charged under five articles and is currently in custody in Azerbaijan.