Tigran Ambardanyan the brother of Mels Ambardanyan, who was taken prisoner in Azerbaijan, issued a statement late in the evening of 23 June that together with the parents of the other boys taken prisoner, demand the current Armenian authorities to make a claim against Azerbaijan, to “immediately stop the false trial against our brothers and return them to Armenia without preconditions.”

He had mentioned that they were starting an indefinite sit-in strike.

In a conversation with Iravaban.net Tigran Ambardanyan mentioned that through the mediation of the Red Cross they are able to contact their relatives every two months.

“The last time we received a video message 20 days ago was through the Red Cross,” he said.

In response to the question that the government regularly meets with the relatives of the captives, and whether the governments assurances regarding the work of organizing the return of the captives is not enough, Ambardanyan said. “These are closed meetings, I cannot say details, at least for the parent there are no satisfactory circumstances, until the child comes home.”

Details in the video