Red Cross members visit Armenians kept in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, April 24 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva / Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited three Armenian POWs and five members of one family kept in captivity in Azerbaijan, the ICRC Baku Office told Trend. The ICRC representatives delivered 9 'Red Cross' letters to captives. At present, there are three Armenian POWs and five members of one family in captivity in Azerbaijan. One Azerbaijani POW is in captivity in Armenia. Junior Sergeant Mammadbagir Akhunzade was captivated in January. The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az