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15 August 2013 - 15:23 AMT

Defense Ministry: soldier held in Armenia wants to return to Azerbaijan

The First Deputy Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan met with the International Committee of the Red Cross delegate in Armenia Dragana Rankovic.

As Ms Rankovic noted, according to information obtained at the ICRC office in Baku, the date of a meeting with Armenian captive Hakob Injighulyan will soon be announced.

Mr Tonoyan, in turn, informed the ICRC delegate that Firuz Farajev, the Azerbaijani serviceman who is kept in Armenia has changed his intention and expressed a wish to return to Azerbaijan. He also requested meetings with representatives of international humanitarian organizations in Armenia.

The Ministry of Defense of urged impartial humanitarian organizations, the ICRC in particular to meet with Farajev.

The ICRC took note of the information.