As mentioned by political scientist Sergey Minasyan, though there is a “Red Cross” office in Stepanakert, the fact of Azerbaijani captive activates the necessity of the establishment of trust-building mechanisms in the contact line by OSCE.
“In such cases, it is also necessary to have more active involvement of the OSCE and mediators. New problems arise with regard to the captives, Azerbaijan, in turn, is trying to obstruct the activities of the OSCE office using all possible means,” said Sergey Minasyan at the “Zarkerak” press club, referring to the recent subversive attempt by the enemy in the direction of Talish and the incident of captivating the Azerbaijani saboteur by the Armenian armed forces. According to him, the OSCE mediators may think about the exchange of Elnur Hüseyinzade with the Armenian soldier held captive by the enemy.
