Peter Maurer, the Chairman of the International Committee of the Red Cross, responded to the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian’s letter on the immediate return of all Armenian prisoners of war and civilians held by Azerbaijan.
The Chairman of the International Committee of the Red Cross assured that the issues raised by the President of Armenia are under his organizations’s and his own full attention
Noting that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has had an active presence in the region since 1992, Peter Maurer said in particular that since the first days of hostilities in September 2020, the organization has provided humanitarian assistance and expressed readiness for further action by the international community, within the framework of the humanitarian mandate provided to the ICRC.
The Office to the President of the Republic of Armenia
