Azerbaijani serviceman held captive in Armenia contacts his family

BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. Agshin Babirov, an
Azerbaijani serviceman who is being held captive in Armenia, has
contacted his family, Trend reports.

The serviceman has contacted his family via video call through
the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Azerbaijani military servicemen Agshin Babirov (born in
2004) and Huseyn Akhundov (born in 2003) went missing due to
limited visibility under adverse weather conditions in the border
area of the Shahbuz district of Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic with Armenia on April 10.

Later, it was revealed that both of the servicemen were captured
by Armenian Armed Forces.

Meanwhile, on May 8, a court in Armenia passed “a verdict”
against Babirov, sentencing him to over 11 years of
imprisonment.