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  • BAKU: Chair of State Commission on POWs, Hostages, MIAs meets ICRC

    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    March 2 2005

    CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON PRISONERS OF WAR, HOSTAGES AND
    UNACCOUNTED FOR MEETS WITH ICRC DELEGATION
    [March 02, 2005, 12:21:07]

    Chairman of the State Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic on
    Prisoners of War, Hostages as and Unaccounted For Eldar Mahmudov met
    with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross
    (ICRC) to discuss the memorandum on organizing the search for the
    missing in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict presented by the
    organization to Azerbaijan and Armenia.

    The memorandum envisages that relevant commissions of both countries
    will search for the missing as a result of the conflict, gather
    information on burial places of those found dead, conduct exhumation
    and identification procedures, and keep their provide moral support
    to their families.

    During the meeting, Chairman Eldar Mahmudov stressed that
    humanitarian aspect of the issue stands above political motives and
    factors, and that the State Commission would do its best for the
    families of those persons to enjoy the right - in accordance with
    relevant international conventions - of being kept informed. He
    expressed confidence in further expanding of cooperation with the
    International Committee of the Red Cross.

    The parties also exchange views on a number of other issues of mutual
    interest.
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