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ICRC representatives visit two Azerbaijani servicemen held captive in Armenia, contact with their families ensured

11 September 2023 18:27 (UTC +04:00)

On September, the ICRC representatives again visited the two Azerbaijanis detained in Armenia, Head of the Public Relations Department of the ICRC office in Baku Ilaha Huseynova, told APA.

She noted that private meetings were held with the captured persons and conditions were created for them to establish contact with their families.

"According to its mandate, the ICRC assesses the treatment and conditions of detention and helps to ensure that the detained individuals can maintain contact with the families," Ilaha Huseynova noted.

Note that soldiers of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Babirov Agshin Gabil (born in 2004) and Akhundov Huseyn Ahliman (born in 2003) went missing due to limited visibility because of the poor weather conditions in the border area of Shahbuz district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with Armenia were captured by Armenia.

Agshin Babirov and Huseyn Akhundov are accused of "illegally crossing the state border of Armenia and carrying firearms and ammunition in advance with a group of people, they were detained. Huseyn Akhundov is accused of "murdering the guard of Zangazur copper-molybdenum combine".