Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday met with Armenian prisoner of war Hakob Injighulyan, and five members of the Armenian Gevorgyan family who are held in Azerbaijan. 

The captives were informed about their families, and the latter, about the captives, media contact person for the ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova told APA news agency of Azerbaijan. 

Injighulyan’s relatives told Armenian News-NEWS.am that they were informed about the meeting, but they have not yet received Hakob’s letter.   

Armenian soldier Hakob Injighulyan (born in 1991) had found himself in the territory under the control of Azerbaijan. According to preliminary information, Injighulyan had turned up there on August 8 at around 3am, while carrying out his military service, by crossing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)-Azerbaijan border, and as a result of losing his orientation in the area. He was taken to Azerbaijani capital city Baku the next day. The ICRC was able to meet with the Armenian prisoners of war on August 20. To note, Injighulyan was made to wear Azerbaijani military uniform and give several interviews.

In addition, an Armenian family, which had crossed the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, is held in Azerbaijan at present. On January 10, 2010, Yeghishe Gevorgyan escaped justice, together with his family. Gevorgyan, 56, was previously sentenced eight times for committing theft, robbery, and several other crimes.