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ICRC: Remains should be repatriated without any preconditions
18:27, 23.08.2014
YEREVAN. - The international humanitarian law suggests that the
remains of deceased should be repatriated without any preconditions,
representative of ICRC Yerevan office Zara Amatuni toldArmenian
News-NEWS.am.
This is obligation for all states that had signed the Geneva
Convention, she said commenting on the recent statement by Azerbaijani
official.
Head of Azerbaijani committee on refugees and displaced persons Ali
Hasanov said Azerbaijani Defense Ministry offered Armenia to exchange
a five-member Armenian family and the body of Karen Petrosyan for
Azerbaijani saboteurs Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Askerov, as well as
the body of dead saboteur Hasan Hasanov.
According to her, the International Committee of the Red Cross is not
involved in any negotiations relating to the exchange of the remains
or interned and have never been involved in the processes of
transferring the proposals from one party to the other.
"The main function of ICRC, as well as international humanitarian law,
is to act as an independent mediator to facilitate the process of
unconditional return or repatriation, rather than the exchange or
transfer of any proposals. As for the internees, ICRC is ready to
carry out repatriation as an independent intermediary between the
parties," Zara Amatuni noted.
Exchange of the remains or civilians, she added, is prohibited by
international humanitarian law and the ICRC is not involved in such
processes.
"We constantly remind the parties that the acceptable format is
unconditional repatriation of the remains or internees, but not the
exchange," representative of ICRC office added.
On Friday, spokesperson for Armenian Foreign Ministry responded to the
Azerbaijani official saying Armenia is committed to principles of
humanity, and is not putting forward or accepting preconditions
http://news.am/eng/news/225298.html
18:27, 23.08.2014
YEREVAN. - The international humanitarian law suggests that the
remains of deceased should be repatriated without any preconditions,
representative of ICRC Yerevan office Zara Amatuni toldArmenian
News-NEWS.am.
This is obligation for all states that had signed the Geneva
Convention, she said commenting on the recent statement by Azerbaijani
official.
Head of Azerbaijani committee on refugees and displaced persons Ali
Hasanov said Azerbaijani Defense Ministry offered Armenia to exchange
a five-member Armenian family and the body of Karen Petrosyan for
Azerbaijani saboteurs Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Askerov, as well as
the body of dead saboteur Hasan Hasanov.
According to her, the International Committee of the Red Cross is not
involved in any negotiations relating to the exchange of the remains
or interned and have never been involved in the processes of
transferring the proposals from one party to the other.
"The main function of ICRC, as well as international humanitarian law,
is to act as an independent mediator to facilitate the process of
unconditional return or repatriation, rather than the exchange or
transfer of any proposals. As for the internees, ICRC is ready to
carry out repatriation as an independent intermediary between the
parties," Zara Amatuni noted.
Exchange of the remains or civilians, she added, is prohibited by
international humanitarian law and the ICRC is not involved in such
processes.
"We constantly remind the parties that the acceptable format is
unconditional repatriation of the remains or internees, but not the
exchange," representative of ICRC office added.
On Friday, spokesperson for Armenian Foreign Ministry responded to the
Azerbaijani official saying Armenia is committed to principles of
humanity, and is not putting forward or accepting preconditions
http://news.am/eng/news/225298.html