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Azerbaijani civilian transferred under ICRC auspices

21 Sep 2007 11:18:00 GMT

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Switzerland

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the author’s alone. Geneva (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani civilian
previously detained in Nagorny Karabakh has been handed over to the
Azerbaijani authorities under the auspices of the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The handover operation took place on the front line, in the Agdam
district of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The ICRC, acting as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its
mandate, facilitated the transfer of the released civilian at the
request of all sides and with their full cooperation.

ICRC delegates visited him before the operation to verify that he was
returning of his 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
662 people.