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July 21 2014
ICRC to meet detained Azerbaijanis in occupied lands
The Yerevan Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) is in talks to arrange a meeting with Azerbaijanis detained in
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, ArmInfo reported on July 21.
The report cited the Communication Programs Correspondent of the ICRC
Armenia Office, Zara Amatuni.
Amatuni said the ICRC is working under its mandate, as well as within
the Geneva Convention, and does its utmost to meet with detainees.
In this context, Amatuni added that the ICRC mandate does not include
a specific timeframe of this or that meeting, and it all depends on
the concrete situation.
Earlier, Armenian media reported that the Armenian forces, during an
operation in the occupied Kalbajar District's Shaplar village, killed
an Azerbaijani - Hasan Hasanov, and detained two other Azerbaijanis -
Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov. They also reported about the
launching of criminal cases against the detained Azerbaijanis.
Armenian media also reported that one Armenian officer was killed and
his wife was wounded during the capture of Azerbaijanis.
On July 15, the Azerbaijani State Commission on Prisoners of War,
Hostages and Missing People said the fate of Azerbaijani citizens
taken hostages in the Kalbajar District, is its priority.
The ICRC Baku Office Communication Department's Head, Ilaha Huseynova
told Trend on July 16 that the families of Azerbaijanis, taken hostage
by Armenians in Kalbajar, officially appealed to the ICRC.
She added that currently the ICRC continues talks with the parties on
this matter.
Previously, it was reported that Azerbaijan appealed to the ICRC to
clarify the media reports on the hostage-taking of Azerbaijani
citizens by the Armenian side. The appeal contained a request to carry
out the necessary procedures in accordance with the ICRC's mandate, in
case if the information is confirmed.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry dismissed the Armenian media
reports on affiliation of the mentioned persons to the country's armed
forces.
The ministry also stated that the occupied lands are the territories
of sovereign Azerbaijan, and a ban cannot be imposed on free movement
of Azerbaijanis in these territories.
Despite the claims of the Armenian side, these individuals did not
violate the state border, because the lands controlled by the illegal
"fictitious" regime, are the Azerbaijani territories recognized by the
UN, the ministry said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding 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.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2296164.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
July 21 2014
ICRC to meet detained Azerbaijanis in occupied lands
The Yerevan Office of the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) is in talks to arrange a meeting with Azerbaijanis detained in
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, ArmInfo reported on July 21.
The report cited the Communication Programs Correspondent of the ICRC
Armenia Office, Zara Amatuni.
Amatuni said the ICRC is working under its mandate, as well as within
the Geneva Convention, and does its utmost to meet with detainees.
In this context, Amatuni added that the ICRC mandate does not include
a specific timeframe of this or that meeting, and it all depends on
the concrete situation.
Earlier, Armenian media reported that the Armenian forces, during an
operation in the occupied Kalbajar District's Shaplar village, killed
an Azerbaijani - Hasan Hasanov, and detained two other Azerbaijanis -
Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Asgarov. They also reported about the
launching of criminal cases against the detained Azerbaijanis.
Armenian media also reported that one Armenian officer was killed and
his wife was wounded during the capture of Azerbaijanis.
On July 15, the Azerbaijani State Commission on Prisoners of War,
Hostages and Missing People said the fate of Azerbaijani citizens
taken hostages in the Kalbajar District, is its priority.
The ICRC Baku Office Communication Department's Head, Ilaha Huseynova
told Trend on July 16 that the families of Azerbaijanis, taken hostage
by Armenians in Kalbajar, officially appealed to the ICRC.
She added that currently the ICRC continues talks with the parties on
this matter.
Previously, it was reported that Azerbaijan appealed to the ICRC to
clarify the media reports on the hostage-taking of Azerbaijani
citizens by the Armenian side. The appeal contained a request to carry
out the necessary procedures in accordance with the ICRC's mandate, in
case if the information is confirmed.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry dismissed the Armenian media
reports on affiliation of the mentioned persons to the country's armed
forces.
The ministry also stated that the occupied lands are the territories
of sovereign Azerbaijan, and a ban cannot be imposed on free movement
of Azerbaijanis in these territories.
Despite the claims of the Armenian side, these individuals did not
violate the state border, because the lands controlled by the illegal
"fictitious" regime, are the Azerbaijani territories recognized by the
UN, the ministry said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding 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.
http://en.trend.az/news/karabakh/2296164.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress