Azerbaijan insists on Armenia's compliance regarding the missing persons case of around 4,000 citizens.
Sabina Aliyeva, the ombudsman of Azerbaijan, has called on international organizations to intensify efforts to determine the fate of approximately 4,000 citizens who have been missing for three decades in the ongoing conflict with Armenia.
In a written statement marking the International Day of the Disappeared, Aliyeva expressed her respect for the memory of all missing Azerbaijanis and reiterated her call for international action to resolve the cases of the missing.
The mass graves containing missing Azerbaijanis were discovered in territories that were liberated during the second Karabakh War. According to Aliyeva, these disappearances are attributed to "military attacks that Armenia carried out against Azerbaijan for 30 years."
Aliyeva also highlighted the need for international organizations to take action in resolving the cases of the missing Azerbaijanis. She did not mention any specific international organizations in her statement, but noted that under international humanitarian law, participating states have obligations to share information about missing persons.
The Red Cross (International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC) has taken concrete steps to clarify the fate of about 4,000 missing Azerbaijanis, following Azerbaijan's accusations of violations of international humanitarian law by Armenia.
The missing persons include 71 children, 284 women, and 316 elderly people, as stated by Azerbaijan's ombudsman, Sabina Aliyeva.
Aliyeva also expressed concern over the increasing number of missing persons in conflicts worldwide due to wars and occupations. She urged Armenia to fulfill its obligations under international humanitarian law and provide information about the location of other mass graves.
Despite Azerbaijan's repeated approaches to international organizations regarding the missing persons, Armenia has not taken concrete steps, according to Aliyeva. The lack of information from Armenia deepens the pain of families who have not heard from their relatives for years, she added.
The statement by Sabina Aliyeva serves to emphasize the need for international organizations to clarify the fate of the missing Azerbaijanis and bring closure to the families affected by this ongoing conflict.
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