Armenia, Azerbaijan to exchange POWs
October 28, 2010 12:16
On October 27, the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliev reached an agreement on exchanging the POWs and bodies of those killed.At present, six Armenian POWs, as well as a 5-member Armenian family, are in captivity in Azerbaijan.Ashot Astabatsyan, ICRC Yerevan, told NEWS.am that members of one Armenian family are in captivity in Azerbaijan. They are Yeghishe, Ruzanna, Alfred, Gayane, and Petros Gevorgyans. They were taken prisoners this January. Also six Armenian servicemen are prisoners in Azerbaijan: Hrank Markosyan, Alik Tevosyan, Artur Sargsyan, Ohan Harutyunyan, Gevorg Tovmasyan and Karen Harutyunyan.Two Azeri POWs, as well as one civilian are in Armenia. Astabastyan did not name them, as he has no right to.
According to Azeri mass media, the soldiers Anar Gajiyev and Roman Guseinov, as well as 47-year-old Eldar Tagiyev, are in Armenia.The President also agreed to exchange the bodies of those killed. Thje Armenian shepherd Manven Saribekyan died in Baku under mysterious circumstances. The bodies of two Azeri commandoes, Farid Ahmedov and Mubariz Ibrahimov, are in Armenia. The latter was declared a national hero in Azerbaijan.NEWS.am reminds readers that the 7th Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting was held in Astrakhan, Oct. 27.The sides re-affirmed the Meyendorff Declaration and stressed that a political settlement of the problem requires further efforts to bolster the ceasefire regime and strengthen confidence-building measures. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents agreed that their first step would be an immediate exchange of prisoners of war and the return of the bodies of those killed. This would be organized with the help of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
According to Azeri mass media, the soldiers Anar Gajiyev and Roman Guseinov, as well as 47-year-old Eldar Tagiyev, are in Armenia.The President also agreed to exchange the bodies of those killed. Thje Armenian shepherd Manven Saribekyan died in Baku under mysterious circumstances. The bodies of two Azeri commandoes, Farid Ahmedov and Mubariz Ibrahimov, are in Armenia. The latter was declared a national hero in Azerbaijan.NEWS.am reminds readers that the 7th Armenian-Azerbaijani-Russian presidential meeting was held in Astrakhan, Oct. 27.The sides re-affirmed the Meyendorff Declaration and stressed that a political settlement of the problem requires further efforts to bolster the ceasefire regime and strengthen confidence-building measures. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents agreed that their first step would be an immediate exchange of prisoners of war and the return of the bodies of those killed. This would be organized with the help of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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