ARMENIAN CIVILIANS TRANSFERRED UNDER ICRC AUSPICES

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland
Reuters AlertNet, UK
Aug. 17, 2006

Geneva (ICRC) – On 17 August three Armenian civilians were handed over
to the Armenian authorities under the auspices of the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The operation took place on the road
between the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh and the Armenian town of Ijevan.

The ICRC, participating as a neutral intermediary, facilitated the
transfer at the request of the Azerbaijani and Armenian authorities
after ICRC delegates had met the civilians and verified that they
had accepted the handover of their 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
659 people, and the organization will support any similar operation
in the future should the need arise.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress