ICRC works on return of killed Azerbaijani soldier's body
By Rashid Shirinov
Negotiations are underway on return of the body of Azerbaijani soldier Chingiz Gurbanov, who was killed 18 days ago during the fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
However, the talks have been inconclusive so far, said Ilaha Huseynova, head of Communication Department of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Azerbaijan Delegation.
"In any case, the ICRC is ready to carry out its role of neutral intermediary," she added.
A reconnaissance group of the Armenian Armed Forces attempted to violate the Azerbaijan-Armenia state border on December 29, 2016. The Armenian group found itself in the ambush of the Azerbaijani army while violating the borders and suffered heavy losses. During the fighting, Azerbaijani serviceman Chingiz Gurbanov went missing. Later, it was clarified that he was killed by the Armenian Armed Forces and his body remained on the territory controlled by the Armenian armed forces.
To receive back the dead body of the Azerbaijani soldier, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry officially appealed to the Azerbaijani representation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), OSCE Minsk Group, as well as to the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.
Despite numerous insistent appeals of international structures regarding the return of Chingiz Gurbanov’s body, the Armenian government still keeps the dead body.
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