Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 19
Trend:
A priority, determined by the Azerbaijani president, is to improve and intensify the work to ascertain the fate of hostages and missing people, Madat Guliyev, lieutenant-general, head of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People, chairman of the State Security Service said.
Guliyev made this statement at a meeting with Denise Duran, head of ICRC's Azerbaijani Office, the State Commission said Feb. 19.
He said that a priority is also to ascertain this serious humanitarian problem which has arisen as a result of military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan.
Guliyev said that Duran's work during her activity in Azerbaijan was constructive and had concrete results.
Elena Aymone Sessera, new head of ICRC's Azerbaijani Office, also attended the meeting.
Guliyev congratulated Sessera on her new position and expressed confidence in further development of fruitful cooperation between the sides.
The importance of further cooperation between the sides for the effectiveness of joint activity was stressed at the meeting.
Priority for Azerbaijan to ascertain hostages and missing people’s fate
A priority, determined by the Azerbaijani president, is to improve and intensify the work to ascertain the fate of hostages and missing people, Madat Guliyev, lieutenant-general, head of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People, chairman of the State Security Service said.
