Geneva (ICRC) - On 23 December 2006, an Azerbaijani serviceman, previously detained in Nagorny
Karabakh, was handed over to the Azerbaijani authorities under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The operation took place on the "Line of Contact",
in the Agdam region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The ICRC, participating as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate, facilitated the transfer of the released serviceman
at the request and with the full cooperation of all sides.
ICRC delegates visited him before the operation to ensure he was returning home 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 660 persons, and the organization will support any similar operation in the
future should the need arise.
For further information, please contact: Antonella Notari, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 217 32 80
