15-year-old Azerbaijani taken hostage by Armenians handed over to his country

  11 September 2014    Read: 699
15-year-old Azerbaijani taken hostage by Armenians handed over to his country
The 15-year-old Azerbaijani taken hostage by Armenians has been handed over to his country.

The Azerbaijani citizen was handed over to the Azerbaijani government today in an operation carried out under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The handover took place at the Line of Contact near the village of Bash Garvand in the Aghdam district of Azerbaijan, the ICRC Baku Office told APA.

When ICRC delegates visited the person prior to his transfer to assess the conditions in which he was being held and the treatment he received, he confirmed to them that he was returning of his own will. Representatives of the ICRC were also in contact with his family.

On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the region since 1992 in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.

15-year-old Javid Mammadov was taken hostage by Armenian soldiers in the direction of Ashaghi Chayli village of Terter on September 5.

On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the region since 1992 in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.

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