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Azerbaijan agrees to transfer civilian to Armenia
2011.03.16 11:37
Azerbaijan, Baku, March 16 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
Azerbaijan agreed to transfer a civilian to Armenia, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Baku Office spokesman, Ilaha Huseynova, told Trend.
She said the ICRC Baku Office has received an official notification from the Azerbaijani side. The identity of a civilian to be transferred to the Armenian side has not been announced.
The ICRC is negotiating a prisoner of war exchange with Azerbaijan and Armenia, Huseynova told Trend earlier.
Armenia has appealed to the ICRC Yerevan Office and expressed its readiness to transfer Azerbaijani prisoners of war. Talks are ongoing between the ICRC offices, she said.
Based on the agreement between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, concluded under the mediation of the president of Russia in Sochi, the head of the ICRC Yerevan Office on Monday, was informed about the readiness of the Armenian side to transfer Azerbaijani prisoners of war staying on the Armenian side, News.am reported with reference to the press service for the Armenian Defense Ministry.
After the talks on March 5 the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia made a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. The document said that the leaders discussed the issues of practical implementation of the tripartite statement adopted by them during the last meeting in Astrakhan on October 27, 2010. In particular, the Presidents agreed to complete exchanging of prisoners of war as soon as possible.
The document stresses the desire to resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means and to investigate possible incidents along the ceasefire line, with the participation of the parties under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen with the assistance of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
Azerbaijan, Baku, March 16 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
Azerbaijan agreed to transfer a civilian to Armenia, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Baku Office spokesman, Ilaha Huseynova, told Trend.
She said the ICRC Baku Office has received an official notification from the Azerbaijani side. The identity of a civilian to be transferred to the Armenian side has not been announced.
The ICRC is negotiating a prisoner of war exchange with Azerbaijan and Armenia, Huseynova told Trend earlier.
Armenia has appealed to the ICRC Yerevan Office and expressed its readiness to transfer Azerbaijani prisoners of war. Talks are ongoing between the ICRC offices, she said.
Based on the agreement between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, concluded under the mediation of the president of Russia in Sochi, the head of the ICRC Yerevan Office on Monday, was informed about the readiness of the Armenian side to transfer Azerbaijani prisoners of war staying on the Armenian side, News.am reported with reference to the press service for the Armenian Defense Ministry.
After the talks on March 5 the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia made a joint statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. The document said that the leaders discussed the issues of practical implementation of the tripartite statement adopted by them during the last meeting in Astrakhan on October 27, 2010. In particular, the Presidents agreed to complete exchanging of prisoners of war as soon as possible.
The document stresses the desire to resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means and to investigate possible incidents along the ceasefire line, with the participation of the parties under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen with the assistance of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
