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    ARMENIA RETURNS REMAINS OF AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER UNDER ICRC AUSPICES

    armradio.am
    19.11.2008 16:21

    The remains of an Azerbaijani soldier were transferred today from
    Nagorno Karabakh and handed over to the Azerbaijani authorities. The
    operation took place in the Agdam district of Azerbaijan under the
    auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),
    ICRC Media Relations Unit reported.

    "The burial of a husband, father or son is essential to bring closure
    to the suffering of the family," said Nadine Bagué, ICRC deputy head
    of operations for the Southern Caucasus. "Our role is to alleviate
    the suffering caused by armed conflict and we will continue, to the
    best of our abilities, to facilitate the exchange of human remains
    and encourage any initiative relating to missing persons."

    Acting as a neutral intermediary, the ICRC facilitated the transfer at
    the request of all parties and in full cooperation with them. Since
    it started working in connection with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict
    in 1992, the organization has repeatedly helped authorities arrange
    the transfer of human remains.

    On the night of 15-16, 2008, a detachment of special assignment of
    the Azerbaijani Armed Forces made an attempt to penetrate into the
    rear of the NKR Defense Army in the south-eastern direction of the
    positions of the NKR Armed Forces, thus having grossly violated the
    requirements of the ceasefire regime.

    As a result of=2 0the measures taken by the servicemen of the NKR
    Defense Army, being on duty, the group was hurled back to the initial
    position, incurring losses in manpower (leaving a corpse of one of
    the killed near the front line position of the NKR Defense Army).

    --Boundary_(ID_29tGtvABCjrwi1KFV63U6A)--

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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