PACE CALLS ON YEREVAN AND BAKU TO RESOLVE PROBLEM OF MISSING JOINTLY

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.02.2007 17:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The solution of the problem on missing persons would
help remove hostility, mistrust and intolerance between the parties and
by this way, resolve the conflicts in the region. Families of missing
persons have the right to know what happened to these people. This is
their right assigned by international humanitarian law and European
Convention on Human Rights," reads the report drawn up by Leo Platvoet,
PACE Rapporteur on missing persons in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The report says that not only Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian
governments, but also the administrations of unrecognized republics
of Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossetia should be involved in
the solution of the problem, as the solution of the issue is possible
with involvement of all parties.

Therefore PACE calls on all parties to support the efforts for the
solution of the problem, approach the problem from humanitarian, not
from political aspect, act in the framework of international standards,
coordinate their activities with International Committee of the Red
Cross, collect all facts, and establish relations with one another
and also with families of the missing persons. PACE calls on Armenia
to establish a working group for relations with Azerbaijan, complete
collecting the facts, exchange information with opposite side and
calls Azerbaijan to ratify two protocols added to Geneva Convention,
improve relations with relevant commissions dealing with this problem
in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, complete collecting facts, exchange
information with the opposite side. PACE also calls on the authorities
of Nagorno Karabakh to improve relations with relevant commission in
Azerbaijan, complete collecting facts and exchange information with
the opposite side, reports the APA.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress