The representatives of International Committee of the Red Cross met with Paruyr Stepanyan, Armenian soldier who passed to Azerbaijani side voluntarily today. Though Stepanyan intended to make a statement in the presence of mass media representatives, the head of the ICRC Baku office Martin Amasher noted that journalists' participation contradicts to norms of international conventions, Azerbaijan joins to. The conversation was private.

Following the meeting with the Red Cross representatives, the Armenian serviceman told reporters that he passed to Azerbaijani side because of tortures, taking place in the Armenian Army, as well as lawlessness in his country.

According to Stepanyan, he asked the Red Cross officials to transfer him to a third country. But the organization has not yet replied to his request.

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