"On the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, the State Commission has been instructed with searching and exhuming people missing in the First Karabakh War after the Patriotic War," said Ismayil Akhundov, head of the Working Group of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons at today's press conference, APA reports.
He said that a number of consultations were held with the International Commission on Missing Persons: “In accordance with these consultations, a protocol of intent was signed today. Under this protocol, the State Commission will be provided with relevant assistance by the International Commission.
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Today, the International Commission on Missing Persons and the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons have signed a protocol of intention on cooperation, APA reports.
A protocol of intent was signed as a part of the visit of the Director-General of the International Commission on Missing Persons Kathryne Bomberger.