Ilaha Huseynova: ICRC dealing with condition of two Azerbaijanis detained in Armenia

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently dealing with the condition of two Azerbaijanis who are being detained in Armenia, Ilaha Huseynova, head of the public relations department of the Azerbaijan representative office of the committee, said during an information session for regional representatives of media organizations in Naftalan city, Report informs.

According to her, ICRC employees are currently visiting two people in Armenia, creating conditions for them to contact their families.

Azerbaijani soldiers Babirov Agshin Gabil (2004) and Akhundov Huseyn Ahliman (2003) went missing on April 9 due to limited visibility in bad weather conditions in the border area of the Shahbuz district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with Armenia.

The Ministry of Defense of Armenia admitted on April 13 that Azerbaijani soldiers are detained in Armenia.

Footage of a captured Azerbaijani soldier beaten and severely tortured by Armenians has been published in social networks and Armenian media.

The Armenian court sentenced Agshin Babirov to 11.5 years in prison on May 8 and Huseyn Akhundov to 20 years in prison on June 21.