On September 23, the International Committee of the Red Cross had the opportunity to visit the Armenians held captive as a result of the fighting in September of this year.
In a conversation with Armenian News-NEWS.am, Red Cross Communications Manager Zara Amatouni told Armenian News-NEWS.am that they have established communication between the detainees and their families.
She did not provide information on the number of Armenians detained in Azerbaijan.
Amatuni explained that such data is confidential.
Other details in connection with the visit I can't give either, said the head of the Red Cross communications programs in Armenia.
Earlier, representative of the Armenian captives at the ECHR, lawyer Siranush Sahakyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the number of Armenians captured as a result of the Azerbaijani aggression on September 13, 2022 is about 20, but the collection of facts is not yet complete.
Amatuni explained that ICRC representatives visited other Armenians held in Azerbaijan in early September.
As for the prisoners of war held as a result of the 44-day war against Artsakh, the confirmed number of prisoners of war, according to Sahakyan, comes to 33.
