No information available about Armenian hostage
On September 11, Manvel Saribekyan, a shepherd of Gegharkunik's Chambarak village, went astray on the contact line between Azerbaijani and NKR armed forces.
He was taken hostage by Azerbaijan. Official Baku immediately labeled Saribekyan as an Armenian diversionist.
"Manvel Saribekyan completed military service this year, and bears no relation to Armenian special services. To date, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not been allowed to meet the hostage. Armenia is doing its utmost to return the Armenian citizen though Azerbaijan announces that Armenian hostages want to be transferred to a third country," an official from the RA Ministry of Defense told A1+.
There are three Azerbaijani hostages in Armenia.
Azerbaijan keeps seven Armenians, among them six servicemen.
