LARISA ALAVERDIAN: THERE ARE 967 PEOPLE ON LIST OF MISSING ARMENIANS
Noyan Tapan
Jan 31, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. There are 967 people on the list of
missing Armenians, 500 out of which are considered missing since 1992
when more than 80 thousand people were driven away from a number of
regions of Nagorno Karabakh. Larisa Alaverdian, a member of the RA
NA Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction, said at the January 31 meeting
with journalists at the Pastark club. She has been engaged in issues
of protection of hostages and missing people for many years as the
head of the Against Legal Self-Will organization. In her words, in
1993 only 19 people were returned by Heydar Aliyev and there is no
information about the others.
After Ilham Aliyev’s becoming President of Azerbaijan everything is
being done to break off the contacts, which are weak as it is. In
L. Alaverdian’s words, today only one international group consisting
of private persons, created with the assistance of NGOs of Azerbaijan,
Armenia, and Georgia is able to contact with Azerbaijan over that
issue. Only that group pays visits, more or less keeps in touch
with representatives of the proper bodies of Azerbaijan, Armenia,
and Georgia.