NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aug 7 2004

INFORMATION
OF THE NKR STATE COMMISSION ON ISSUES OF PRISONERS OF WAR,
HOSTAGES AND MISSING PEOPLE

On August 6, 2004, in the north-eastern section of the state border
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the servicemen of the NKR Defense
Army detained serviceman of the Azerbaijani armed units Samedov Anar
Misha Ogli, the native of Baku, born in 1983, when he was passing the
demarcation line.

In the frameworks of its international obligations of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic in the sphere of human rights, the NKR State
Commission on Issues of Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People
informed the International Committee of Red Cross and OSCE Offices,
accredited in the NKR, on the incident.

Currently, the Republic’s coresponding bodies conduct investigation
events for finding out the circumstances and reasons of the violation
of the NKR border by the Azerbaijani serviceman.

The Republic’s authorities granted the ICRC representatives free
access to A.Samedov. The ICRC office was also informed about the the
NKR authorities’ readiness to pass A.Samedov to the Azerbaijani party
in case of getting its consent to accept their serviceman.