ArmInfo. Citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia will be able to confidentially provide information about missing persons and burial sites.
According to APA, Deputy Head of the State Security Service Sharafat Hasanov made this statement at an international conference entitled "Modern Approaches to Resolving the Issue of Missing Persons and Strengthening Cooperation," held as part of the collaboration with the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP).
"During the discussions and meetings held, the ICMP delegation provided detailed information on the organization's capabilities and achievements in the areas of search, excavation, exhumation, and identification, its material and technical resources, human resources, and the new scientific methods it employs. They also expressed their readiness to present the organization's electronic database to Azerbaijan and to conduct training for specialists from relevant government agencies in various areas, including database management and the preparation of relevant reports and protocols in accordance with international standards," he said.
According to the Azerbaijani official, the presented IDMS will allow existing databases related to missing persons to be integrated into a single platform, ensuring the simultaneous entry and processing of data by relevant government agencies. This process will enable the rapid acquisition of information and prompt decision-making. "After completing all planned processes, the heads of both structures plan to sign an End User License Agreement regulating the use of the ICMP software, including IDMS and OIC.
Furthermore, the system will enable citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia to confidentially provide information on missing persons, including burial sites. The information provided will be used exclusively for humanitarian purposes, and the person providing the information will not be held liable under any circumstances. The goal is to facilitate clarification of the fate of missing persons," he said.
The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages held in Azerbaijani prisons is still unknown. According to the latest data from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as of August 2024, approximately 1,000 people are considered missing on the Armenian side, with approximately 300 of these individuals reported missing following the latest escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone between autumn 2020 and autumn 2023. Moreover, all data was collected by the ICRC based on requests from relatives of the missing. The ICRC also reported that among these 300 individuals, there are several dozen requests concerning cases where the family disagreed with the DNA data provided by the state.
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