33 people from Shirak province held in Azerbaijani captivity, governor says
33 residents from Shirak province are currently held captive in Azerbaijan, the newly-appointed Governor of Shirak Nazeli Baghdasaryan told reporters after the cabinet sitting on Thursday.
Baghdasaryan reminded that some 82 people were captured in the area near Khtsaberd in Artsakh, 29 of them were repatriated, while 33 are still held in Azerbaijan.
"The works aimed at returning our compatriots continue intensively. On my first day of work I had a meeting with the family members of the captives," the governor said.