The head of the Armenian Defense Ministry expressed concern about the  content of the video materials about the Armenian officer who found  himself under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan

ArmInfo. At a meeting with the head of the Yerevan office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Claire Meitro, Armenian Defense Minister, Chairman  of the Commission on Captives, Hostages and Missing Persons David  Tonoyan touched on the video materials circulating in the Azerbaijani  media about the Armenian officer Gurgen Alaverdyan, who came under  the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan.

As the press service of the RA Defense Ministry told ArmInfo, Tonoyan  expressed the concern of the Armenian military department about the  content of these videos.

The head of the RA Defense Ministry also stated that the obstacle by  the Azerbaijani authorities to the visit by representatives of the  Baku office of the ICRC to Gurgen Alaverdyan is a gross violation of  the obligations of international humanitarian law undertaken by  Azerbaijan. At the same time, the Armenian minister thanked the head  of the Yerevan office of the ICRC for the efforts undertaken to  protect the rights of prisoners of war and civilians who fell under  the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan. In turn, Claire Meitro assured that  the ICRC delegation is doing everything possible to ensure all  procedures emanating from the status of Gurgen Alaverdyan and other  Armenians on the Azerbaijani side. The parties at the meeting also  discussed actions to assess the level of integration of international  humanitarian law in the Armenian Armed Forces, which started in 2019.

To remind, according to the RA Ministry of Defense, on August 22 at  19:30, officer Gurgen Alaverdyan got lost on the ground due to  unfavorable weather conditions while checking the combat positions.  The RA Ministry of Defense also denied the information circulated in  the Azerbaijani media about the attempted sabotage by the RA Armed  Forces, as a result of which Alaverdyan was allegedly captured. The  Armenian Defense Ministry also reported that an official check is  underway to clarify all the circumstances of the incident.

The ICRC told ArmInfo that a dialogue has been established with the  relevant parties to gain access to an Armenian citizen who happens to  be in Azerbaijan.

It is also worth noting that a video was disseminated by the  Azerbaijani media in which an allegedly Armenian military man admits  that he was sent to Azerbaijan to collect intelligence information,  and that he allegedly wants to stay in Azerbaijan. Moreover, he reads  the text from a piece of paper in poorly written Armenian.