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ICRC to start collecting biological samples from relatives of missing persons

24 January 2014 09:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramiz Mikayiloglu - APA. Azerbaijan Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will start collecting biological samples from the relatives of the missing persons. A storage facility has been identified for this purpose by the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People, Head of Azerbaijan Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Denise Duran said at the press conference, APA reports.

Denise Duran said as a result of the talks held with Azerbaijan State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People, agreement was reached to take saliva, not blood samples to find missing persons.

“A pilot project will be launched in the coming three months to collect biological samples from 100 family members of the missing persons in Baku. We are to complete this project by the middle of 2014. The aim of the pilot project is to assess the quality of the samples. DNA analysis can be done basing on these biological samples in the future. It can help identify human remains,” she said.