Armenians force kidnapped Azerbaijanis to work in farms: Georgian expert

“The Azerbaijanis settled near the border complain that the Armenians do not allow them to tend a herd in their pastures. Armenian frontier guards and criminal groups kidnap the Azerbaijanis living along the border. Not only the Armenian government, but also Georgia is to be blamed for it," he said.

"The borders have not been determined in some areas. We call on the law-enforcement bodies to clarify these events,” he said.

Areshidze said they often send questionnaires to the local executive bodies, but never get answers.

“The Azerbaijanis told us that the Armenians kidnap the local Azerbaijanis, make them work on their farms and then release them,” he said.

Director of the Caucasian Strategic Studies Center also spoke about the way of the solution.

“Georgian side should accelerate demarcation of the borders with Armenia. Georgia should seriously deal with the security of its citizens. The border police should toughen security. Such events may happen frequently if these issues are not addressed," he said.

/APA/