ARMENIAN PILOTS ARRESTED IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA DENY THEIR IMPLICATION IN COUP D’ETAT ATTEMPT

Commander of the crew of Armenian pilots, arrested in Equatorial Guinea on suspicion of complicity in an attempt of coup d’etat, denies implication of his colleagues to crimes, they are incriminated in by the Guinean authorities. Tuliameni Kalomoh, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, who lately met with Armenian crew commander A. Karapetian while in the capital of Malabo of the African state, said it to Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN Armen Martirosian March 30. The UN Assistant Secretary-General also noted that in the course of the meetings in Malabo the Guinean authorities assured they would follow international human rights norms in their attitude towards the Armenian citizens. As reported by the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, in its turn the Armenian foreign department has made an official inquiry to the Foreign Ministry of Equatorial Guinea on the opportunity of sending an Armenian delegation to Malabo to discuss the issue and release the Armenian pilots. At present the Armenian Foreign Ministry is awaiting the response from Equatorial Guinea.