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Azerbaijani propaganda machine implicates ICRC in its disinformation intrigues
18:49, 22 August, 2014
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. The International Committee of the Red
Cross does not participate in any negotiation on internees or exchange
of bodies. The ICRC cannot also be involved in forwarding suggestions
to the parties.
"Armenpress" was told about this by the Head of the Communication
Programs of the ICRC Armenian office Zara Amatuni, underlining that in
accordance with its commitment and the International Humanitarian Law,
the ICRC, as an independent mediator, performs its role in the
repatriation process. "The ICRC has transmitted this position to the
two sides.
The Humanitarian Law requires that the bodies should be repatriated
without any preconditions. And one side is obliged to do
this, even if the other side does not do it, while the repatriation of
the internees should not be dependent on the willingness of the
repatriation of the other side. As always, the ICRC stands ready to
fulfill its role as an independent mediator in the repatriation
process," said Amatuni.
In response to the verifying question of "Armenpress" whether the
Azerbaijani press reports that the ICRC had allegedly conveyed that
the Armenian side did not agree with the proposal of the Azerbaijani
side - to exchange the five members of an Armenian family held in
Azerbaijani captivity and the body of Karen Petrosyan, who died in
captivity, with the two saboteurs arrested after an unsuccessful
attempt of diversion and the dead body of one of the saboteurs,
correspond to the reality, Amatuni said. "In matters like this,
especially when related to body handover, we act strictly in
accordance with the provisions of the International Humanitarian Law."
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/773435/azerbaijani-propaganda-machine-implicates-icrc-in-its-disinformation-intrigues.html
From: Baghdasarian
18:49, 22 August, 2014
YEREVAN, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS. The International Committee of the Red
Cross does not participate in any negotiation on internees or exchange
of bodies. The ICRC cannot also be involved in forwarding suggestions
to the parties.
"Armenpress" was told about this by the Head of the Communication
Programs of the ICRC Armenian office Zara Amatuni, underlining that in
accordance with its commitment and the International Humanitarian Law,
the ICRC, as an independent mediator, performs its role in the
repatriation process. "The ICRC has transmitted this position to the
two sides.
The Humanitarian Law requires that the bodies should be repatriated
without any preconditions. And one side is obliged to do
this, even if the other side does not do it, while the repatriation of
the internees should not be dependent on the willingness of the
repatriation of the other side. As always, the ICRC stands ready to
fulfill its role as an independent mediator in the repatriation
process," said Amatuni.
In response to the verifying question of "Armenpress" whether the
Azerbaijani press reports that the ICRC had allegedly conveyed that
the Armenian side did not agree with the proposal of the Azerbaijani
side - to exchange the five members of an Armenian family held in
Azerbaijani captivity and the body of Karen Petrosyan, who died in
captivity, with the two saboteurs arrested after an unsuccessful
attempt of diversion and the dead body of one of the saboteurs,
correspond to the reality, Amatuni said. "In matters like this,
especially when related to body handover, we act strictly in
accordance with the provisions of the International Humanitarian Law."
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/773435/azerbaijani-propaganda-machine-implicates-icrc-in-its-disinformation-intrigues.html
From: Baghdasarian