Azerbaijani serviceman transferred under ICRC auspices

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16-01-2007 News release 07/05

Azerbaijani serviceman transferred under ICRC auspices

Geneva (ICRC) – On 16 January 2007, an Azerbaijani serviceman previously detained in Nagorny Karabakh was handed over to the Azerbaijani authorities under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The operation took place on the front line, in the Agdam region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The ICRC, acting as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate, facilitated the transfer of the released serviceman at the request of all sides and with their full cooperation.

ICRC delegates visited him before the operation to verify that he was returning of his own free will.

Since the start of its activities in connection with the Nagorny Karabakh conflict in 1992, the ICRC has helped repatriate or transfer 661 people.

For further information, please contact:
Annick Bouvier, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 24 58 or +41 79 217 32 24