On August 11, Acting Chairman of Armenia's National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Protection and Public Affairs, Rustam Bakoyan, received the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Armenia, Thierry Ribault, and the head of communication programs, Zara Amatuni.
"I met with Thierry Ribault, the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Armenia.
On August 11, I received the Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Armenia Thierry Ribault and the Head of Communication Programs Zara Amatuni.
During the meeting, I emphasized that these are challenging times for our country and people lately and emphasized the humanitarian mission of ICRC in solving a number of issues. I raised the case of Azerbaijan's kidnapping of Vagif Khachatryan, a 68-year-old citizen of Nagorno-Karabakh, who was being transferred to Armenia for treatment under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and inquired about the details of the process of transferring him to Armenia, expecting the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross in this matter.
Thierry Ribault explained the ICRC's work and procedures for visiting detained persons and maintaining contact between them and their families․
At the meeting, the characteristics of the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Armenia at this phase and humanitarian issues were discussed," Bakoyan stated in his Facebook post.
