Epress.am News from Armenia
Several Azerbaijani websites today reported that with the assistance of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) near Agdam, Vagif Ruben Mayelyan (born 1956) was returned to Armenia. It is noteworthy that neither official sources nor the ICRC informed the Armenian news media about Mayelyan.
The press relations office of the ICRC, in conversation with Epress.am, confirmed the transfer, noting that he crossed the border on April 20, and after a meeting with ICRC representatives in Baku, he expressed an interest to return, which the ICRC representatives facilitated today.
In order to obtain more information, Epress.am spoke with chief of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan, who, however, said he has no information.
Chief of the press service of the de facto Ministry of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh Senor Hasratyan likewise provided no clarification, advising Epress.am to contact the de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh, which, in turn, asked the query to be sent in writing. Epress.am had not yet received a response at the time of publication.