AZERBAIJANI FAMILIES OF MISSING TO SHARE MEMORIES ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE DISAPPEARED

Baku, August 28 (AzerTAc). Families of people missing in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will gather in five Azerbaijani cities including Shamkir, Ganja, Aghjabadi, Barda and Baku to commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared on August 30, ICRC Office in Baku said.
Fifteen years have passed since the signature of the ceasefire agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict but the fate of over 4500 missing persons is still not clarified.
The families of those who went missing are left with their pain and sorrow. "Day after day, these families direct their whole lives towards one aim: to get answers to what happened to their beloved ones," says Jelena Milosevic Lepotic, the tracing delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Baku. "What gives them strength after all these years of waiting and hoping is the memories of their dear ones."
To commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared on 30 August, all families of missing persons throughout Azerbaijan have been encouraged by the ICRC, local organizations and the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan to come together to share memories they cherish about their missing family members.
Since 1992, the ICRC has been supporting the right of the families of the missing to know the fate of their relatives. It has been supporting the efforts of the Azerbaijani authorities to fulfill their obligations under international humanitarian law. The ICRC is continuing its nationwide endeavour to collect and centralize data on missing persons in connection with the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.