Geneva (ICRC) – On 16 January 2007, 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 front line, in the
Agdam region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The ICRC, acting as a neutral intermediary and in accordance with its mandate, facilitated the transfer of the released serviceman 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 661 people.
For further information, please contact: Annick
Bouvier, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 24 58 or +41 79 217 32 24
