"ICRC not interested in Armenian captives in Azerbaijan" (video)
At least 1000 Armenians are reported to have been missing since the beginning of the Karabakh liberation war. Ninety-four of them went missing during the years of the war. The State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons is trying to find information on these people. However, Azerbaijan does not agree to return captives. “We are unable to come to terms with Azerbaijan,” says Rima Arakelyan, a member of the Commission. She says Azerbaijan categorically denies holding Armenians in captivity. “We have been crying for 23 years,” says Samara Grigoryan, the mother of Vrej Grigoryan who went missing 23 years ago. The mother believes that her son will return one day. Alvard Sahakyan, the wife of missing Karabakh war veteran Rudik Gevorgyan, says the government does not provide them any information for security purposes. The members of the Commission say unanimously that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) only intervenes in extreme cases. Nor is the ICRC interested in what conditions Armenian captives are held in Azerbaijan.
