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ICRC DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY APPEAL ON RETURN OF INDIVIDUALS IN CAPTIVITY IN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
K.Zarbaliyeva
Trend
Aug 24, 2011
Azerbaijan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not received
appeal from sides regarding return of POWs and civilians in captivity
in Armenia and Azerbaijan, ICRC Defense Program Coordinator in
Azerbaijan Sylvie Grenisher said in an interview with media outlets.
He said the ICRC does not interfere in talks on return of captives
and helps in this process only if there is the conflict sides'
consent and appeals.
"If the conflict sides appeal to us in connection with return of POWs
and civilians in captivity, we help them to realize this process.
Repatriation of captivated individuals is carried out only in case
when they agree to return to their country. At present, the ICRC has
not received appeals from the conflict sides regarding return of POWs
and civilians in captivity," Grenisher said.
Armenian armed forces captured Azerbaijani Army Sergeant Roman Huseinov
on Aug. 27, 2010.
Previously, there are three Armenian POWs and members of the Armenian
family in captivity in Azerbaijan.
Previously, Azerbaijan transferred three Armenian soldiers to the
third party at their behest.
Working under the Geneva Convention, the ICRC has been operating in
the region since 1992 in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
K.Zarbaliyeva
Trend
Aug 24, 2011
Azerbaijan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not received
appeal from sides regarding return of POWs and civilians in captivity
in Armenia and Azerbaijan, ICRC Defense Program Coordinator in
Azerbaijan Sylvie Grenisher said in an interview with media outlets.
He said the ICRC does not interfere in talks on return of captives
and helps in this process only if there is the conflict sides'
consent and appeals.
"If the conflict sides appeal to us in connection with return of POWs
and civilians in captivity, we help them to realize this process.
Repatriation of captivated individuals is carried out only in case
when they agree to return to their country. At present, the ICRC has
not received appeals from the conflict sides regarding return of POWs
and civilians in captivity," Grenisher said.
Armenian armed forces captured Azerbaijani Army Sergeant Roman Huseinov
on Aug. 27, 2010.
Previously, there are three Armenian POWs and members of the Armenian
family in captivity in Azerbaijan.
Previously, Azerbaijan transferred three Armenian soldiers to the
third party at their behest.
Working under the Geneva Convention, the ICRC has been operating in
the region since 1992 in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.