Azerbaijani Civilian Repatriated by Armenia

Zohra Valiyeva, an Azerbaijani civilian who had crossed into Armenia from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, was repatriated today under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a statement issued by the Yerevan delegation of ICRC. Valiyeva was handed over to Azerbaijani officials at the international border, on the road between Ijevan in Armenia and Gazakh in Azerbaijan.

“The ICRC, acting as a neutral intermediary, helped the Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities carry out the repatriation. ICRC representatives visited the woman before she was sent back to Azerbaijan to assess her treatment and the conditions in which she was being held,” the statement reads.