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    ICRC (press release), Switzerland
    May 3 2008

    Azerbaijani serviceman transferred under ICRC auspices


    Geneva (ICRC) ` An Azerbaijani serviceman previously detained in
    Nagorny Karabakh has been handed over today to the Azerbaijani
    authorities under the auspices of the International Committee of the
    Red Cross (ICRC).


    The handover operation took place in Agdam district of the Republic of
    Azerbaijan.

    Prior to the release and transfer of the serviceman, ICRC delegates
    had visited him on several occasions in order to assess his conditions
    of detention and treatment. The organization had also exchanged family
    news between the detainee and his relatives.

    Acting as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate,
    the ICRC facilitated the transfer of the released serviceman at the
    request of all sides and with their full cooperation. ICRC delegates
    had visited him before the operation to ensure that he was returning
    of his own free will.


    For further information, please contact:
    Anna Schaaf, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 217 32 17 Jacques Barberis, ICRC
    Stepanakert, tel. +37 447 943 740

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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