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Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk commented on 15-year-old Azerbaijani citizen Javid Mammadov, who was taken hostage by Armenian soldiers.
Andrzej Kasprzyk said in a statement to APA that from time to time civilians living and working close to the border lose their way and find themselves on the other side of the border, where they are detained.
The personal representative noted that he supports the immediate contact of the ICRC with them and their prompt return. According to him, he promotes these steps in his meetings with relevant authorities.
Andrzej Kasprzyk also said that either Javid Mammadov or any other civilians being held hostage is a humanitarian issue: “This is a humanitarian issue which should not become politicized”.
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