Currently, biological samples from more than 11,000 donors have been collected and systematized for more than 3,800 missing persons, said Ali Naghiyev, Chairman of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chief of the State Security Service, during his speech at the international conference on "Uniting efforts and enhancing cooperation for addressing the issue of missing persons", APA reports.
"Experts assess the collection of biological samples from the vast majority of missing persons positively.
I must emphasize that identifying the graves of our missing citizens, conducting the necessary excavations and exhumations, are among the most important tasks facing the State Commission," he said.