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Panorama, Armenia
Oct 30 2010
ICRC ready to implement agreements reached in Astrakhan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues its
confidential dialogue with Armenian and Azerbaijani leadership on
Karabakh war captives, Ashot Astabatsyan, representetive of the
Armenian delegation to ICRC, told Panorama.am.
`The dialogue also regards the return of the bodies,' he said.
According to the ICRC representative, there are as many as 14 captives
with both sides.
The Azerbaijani side has 11 captives, including 6 PoWs and 5
civilians. There are 3 captives with the Armenian party, 1 of them
being a civilian. There are 3 bodies with both sides.
Commenting on the joint statement of Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani
Presidents made in Astrakhan on October 27, when the sides agreed to
exchange PoWs and return bodies of those killed, the ICRC
representative said: ` ICRC is a neutral organization and the sides
apply to us for mediation activity. Particularly in this case the ICRC
is ready to implement the agreements reached.'
Remind that during the Astrakhan trilateral meeting on October 27
Presidents Serzh Sargsyan, Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev confirmed
the joint declaration signed in Moscow on November 2, 2008, stressing
that a political settlement of the conflict requires further efforts
to bolster the ceasefire regime and strengthen confidence-building
measures. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents agreed that their
first step would be an immediate exchange of prisoners of war and the
return of the bodies of those killed. This would be organized with the
help of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the International
Committee of the Red Cross.
From: A. Papazian
Oct 30 2010
ICRC ready to implement agreements reached in Astrakhan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continues its
confidential dialogue with Armenian and Azerbaijani leadership on
Karabakh war captives, Ashot Astabatsyan, representetive of the
Armenian delegation to ICRC, told Panorama.am.
`The dialogue also regards the return of the bodies,' he said.
According to the ICRC representative, there are as many as 14 captives
with both sides.
The Azerbaijani side has 11 captives, including 6 PoWs and 5
civilians. There are 3 captives with the Armenian party, 1 of them
being a civilian. There are 3 bodies with both sides.
Commenting on the joint statement of Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijani
Presidents made in Astrakhan on October 27, when the sides agreed to
exchange PoWs and return bodies of those killed, the ICRC
representative said: ` ICRC is a neutral organization and the sides
apply to us for mediation activity. Particularly in this case the ICRC
is ready to implement the agreements reached.'
Remind that during the Astrakhan trilateral meeting on October 27
Presidents Serzh Sargsyan, Ilham Aliyev and Dmitry Medvedev confirmed
the joint declaration signed in Moscow on November 2, 2008, stressing
that a political settlement of the conflict requires further efforts
to bolster the ceasefire regime and strengthen confidence-building
measures. The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents agreed that their
first step would be an immediate exchange of prisoners of war and the
return of the bodies of those killed. This would be organized with the
help of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the International
Committee of the Red Cross.
From: A. Papazian