Azerbaijan takes all necessary steps to determine the fate of missing persons - President Ilham Aliyev

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. The government of
Azerbaijan takes all necessary steps to determine the fate of
missing persons, said President Ilham Aliyev in his address to the
participants of an international conference on "Addressing the
Issue of Missing Persons: Upholding Families’ Right to Know the
Truth", Trend reports.
"Since 1993, the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Missing
Persons and Hostages has been fulfilling this humanitarian mission.
After the Patriotic War, the activities of the Commission were
further expanded, achieving good results. The 155 persons missing
in the First Karabakh War were identified and they were buried with
military honors.
Until now, our governmental institutions, relatives of missing
persons and representatives of civil society have repeatedly
appealed to various international organizations, but unfortunately,
we are faced with double standards in this issue as well. Relevant
international institutions should not remain silent in response to
these appeals and must take decisive action.
As a responsible member of the international community,
Azerbaijan views the issue of missing persons during armed
conflicts not only as its own problem, but also as a global one
faced by several countries around the world. The fact that a
resolution on missing persons is put forward in the UN General
Assembly at the initiative of our country every two years and
adopted by consensus is an integral part of our efforts to raise
international awareness on this issue.
Therefore, we are of the opinion that there is a need to create
a special mechanism for missing persons within the framework of the
UN in order to ensure that the issue receives the necessary
international attention," said President Ilham Aliyev.

• Azerbaijan
• Ilham Aliyev
• Missing Persons
• State Commission
• Fate Determination