ICRC PRESIDENT VISITS BAKU
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 3 2006
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Jakob Kellenberger has arrived in Baku for a two-day visit at the
invitation of the government of Azerbaijan. The ICRC representative
office in Azerbaijan informed APA that Mr.Kellenberger’s visit will
be followed by visits to Georgia and Armenia.
The ICRC president will have talks with Azerbaijan’s President
Ilham Aliyev, deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev and other
officials.
The talks are expected to focus on missing persons and their
families, the conditions of people detained in relation to the
unresolved conflicts of Nagorno Garabagh, and other humanitarian
issues. Training of the Armed Forces in international humanitarian
law and its application will also be discussed. In addition, the ICRC
president will make visits to ICRC-supported projects in the field.
During his visit, Mr.Kellenberger will meet the presidents of the
Azerbaijani Red Crescent Society.