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Heads of Baku and Yerevan Delegations of International Committee of the Red Cross assess results of this year

27 December 2010 16:14 (UTC +04:00)

The handover operation of one civilian as well as the remains of one soldierâ€™s body was held in the Azerbaijan-Armenia borderâ€, Head of Baku Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross ChÃ©rine Pollini said in her interview to the organizationâ€™s official website. She stressed that several similar operations were held with the help of ICRC and said that more than 70 hostages and captives were handed over to their country in the past ten years. Pollini also noted tens of such operations were held without ICRCâ€™s participation. Head of ICRCâ€™s Baku Delegation answered the question about the operations planned for the exchanging hostages and captives this way: â€œThe negotiations continue and of course we are ready to render necessary assistance. It is very important for the families of hostages and captivesâ€.

Head of ICRCâ€™s Yerevan delegation Nadya Kebir Raoloson said that the organization was engaged in searching the persons, who went missing during the conflict. According to her, about 406 Armenian citizens and 3700 Azerbaijani citizens went missing as a result of the conflict.