We have also been in touch with the Azerbaijani authorities about this matter.
As with the Rauf Mirkadirov case, we are disturbed that the actions taken by the Azerbaijani Government may be related to the participation of Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunusov in people-to-people (Track II) efforts aimed at building confidence and facilitating a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.