NATIONAL NGO FORUM APPEALS TO OSCE CHAIRMAN FOR CAPTURED AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER

Today, Azerbaijan
April 10 2007

President of National NGO Forum (NNGOF), parliamentarian Azay Guliyev
has appealed to OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Anhel Moratinos for
release of the captured Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mammadov, the
forum told.

The appeal says that Samir Mammadov was captured by Armenians four
months ago, but Armenian side does not want to hand him over.

The parliamentarian noted that the negotiations of Azerbaijan’s
relevant bodies and international organizations have no results.

The NNGOF, which has 422 member organizations, asked the OSCE
Chairman-in-office to assist the solution of the problem through
influencing Armenian side.

The copy of the appeal has been sent to the Council of Europe Secretary
General Terry Davis and International Committee of the Red Cross
president Jacob Kellenberger, APA reports.

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