Yerevan, Baku negotiate on swap of another two captives?

Yerevan, Baku negotiate on swap of another two captives?

PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Public Relations Department at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Yerevan, Ashot Astabatsyan said that ICRC always negotiates with the Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities concerning all captives.

It is a confidential dialogue, Astabatsyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

At the same time, he neither confirmed nor refuted information of the Azerbaijani media that Azerbaijan and Armenia negotiate on swap of another two people.

Astabatsyan said that ICRC will convey relevant news on Armenians who are in Azerbaijani captivity, if needed.

The Azerbaijani media reported that ICRC currently negotiates with Armenia and Azerbaijan with respect to return of captives.

An Azerbaijani serviceman, who is in Armenian captivity, and an Armenian civilian, who has been detained on the Azerbaijani territory, expressed willingness to return to their homeland, 1news.az reported, citing Head of ICRC office in Azerbaijan Cherine Pollini.

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