ICRC reps. meet with Armenian who illegally crossed into Azerbaijan
By Rashid Shirinov
Employees of the Baku office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have met with Armenian citizen Henrik Agetsyan, who was detained while attempting to illegally cross into the territory of Azerbaijan.
Spokesman for the ICRC Baku office Ilaha Huseynova informed on August 17 that the ICRC conveyed information about Agetsyan’s state to his family. In addition, the detainee received information from his family.
Azerbaijani servicemen detained Henrik Sayerbekovich on August 7, when he tried to cross into Azerbaijan from the Sadarak direction of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR), according to the State Commission.
The commission immediately notified the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) about the incident.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.
Armenia still controls fifth part of Azerbaijan's territory and rejects implementing four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.
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