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Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation to Armenia Sarah Epprecht on Thursday delivered three letters to the family of army conscript Hakob Injighulyan, who has been in Azerbaijani captivity for nearly 8 months. Epprecht also informed the family that their son is all right. This news was conveyed to Epress.am by Hakob's brother, Harutyun Injighulyan. The last time the family received news about Hakob was on Nov. 25, 2013.
Speaking to Epress.am, Zara Amatuni of the ICRC Yerevan office said that the ICRC's Baku representatives on March 12 visited the 7 Armenian nationals held in Azerbaijan: POW Hakob Injighulyan; civilian Arsen Khojoyan, who on March 7 crossed the Armenia-Azerbaijan border; and a family of five. They exchanged letters with the captives.
According to Harutyun Injighulyan, his brother told the delegates that representatives of the UN office recently visited him, about which, however, the ICRC did not inform his parents.
"The contents of Hakob's letter are again the same, that everything is fine, he has no problems, he only asks to wait a little more and everything will be fine. We had sent three letters, from my mother, sister, and grandfather. Hakob responded to each of them separately and said that the thing that bothers him the most is longing [missing family]: 'Rest assured that the yearning won't last long and after some time it will pass'.
"It was my sister's birthday on March 10. Hakob congratulated [her] and expressed regret that he was not by her side at a happy time," said Harutyun.
The letters have encouraged the family and given them hope, Harutyun said, and they believe news of Hakob's return will arrive soon.
Recall, Hakob Injighulyan on the night of August 7–8, while carrying out his military service, lost his bearings and crossed the Karabakh-Azerbaijan border, ending up on the territory controlled by Azerbaijan.