06 03 29 - ARMENIAN PRISONER OF WAR REPATRIATED UNDER ICRC AUSPICES

http://www.azertag.com/[March 25, 2006, 12:05:27]

On 24 March an Armenian prisoner of war detained in Azerbaijan was repatriated under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The operation took place on the road between the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh and the Armenian town of Ijevan.

ICRC delegates visited the prisoner of war 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 656 people.

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