WikiLeaks – Armenia No 30
C O N F I D E N T I A L
As reported in the first week of December (refs A and B), Armenian MOD [Ministery of Defence] officials acknowledged holding one Azeri soldier and reported to us that they had unsuccessfully sought to return him to the GOAJ [Government of Azerbaijan].
Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsian told the Ambassador December 1 that his attempts to phone his counterpart in Baku to discuss the exchange had been fruitless. The GOAM [Government of Armenia] allegedly also attempted to arrange the exchange through the Red Cross (ref B).
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