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Parents of Azeri soldier Samir Mammadov handed over to third country by Armenians meet ICRC representatives

04 February 2008 16:11 (UTC +04:00)

He said that the meeting took place in Berde representation and the representatives did not tell them to which country the solider was handed over.
â€œThey said the committee is unaware of it. We did not agree to it and told them that it is kidnapping before the international organizations in the 21st century. The committee representatives also said that Samir is an independent person and will phone his parents to inform them of his whereabouts anytime he wants,â€ he said.
Vidadi Mammadov also added that Samirâ€™s family wants him to return to his motherland.
â€œSamir is Azerbaijani citizen. We want him to return to Azerbaijan,â€ he said.
Samir Mammadov was handed over to the third country on January 31 this year. It is not released to which country he has been handed over. Samir Mammadov was captured by Armenian armed forces in Azerbaijani Gazakh region on December 24, 2006. /APA/