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The President of the Republic of Armenia and the Head of the ICRC referred to the issue of persons held on the Azerbaijani side
President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan received the delegation headed by Thierry Ribault, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Armenia.
"We have always highly valued our cooperation. Now we appreciate it, even more, considering that you are represented both in Yerevan and Stepanakert," said President Khachaturyan, welcoming the guests.
The President highly appreciated the efforts of the ICRC to establish contact between the persons still detained in Azerbaijan and their relatives, as well as obtain information about their general state of health.
Thierry Ribault thanked the president for the reception and welcomed the support and willingness shown by the representatives of the state bodies to the activities of the Red Cross.
During the meeting, reference was made to the issue of the persons kept in prison on the Azerbaijani side as a result of the Azerbaijani aggression that occurred during the 44-day war and after that, and the issue of missing persons.
Both sides emphasized that humanitarian issues should not become the subject of political speculation.
