Armenian Deputy FM holds talks with Director General of the  International Commission on Missing Persons

ArmInfo.  Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan met with Kathryne Bomberger, Director General of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), in The Hague.

As reported by the Armenian Foreign Ministry, during the meeting,  views were exchanged on  expanding cooperation between Armenia and  the International Commission on Missing Persons, particularly in  terms of technical re-equipment and capacity development of relevant  laboratories in Armenia.

Touching upon recent regional developments, the Deputy Foreign  Minister presented Armenia's efforts to promote the peace agenda in  the region and emphasized the importance of the early signing a peace  agreement  and the establishment of interstate relations between  Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Note  that 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, as of August  2024, about 1,000 people are considered missing on the Armenian side,  with about 300 people being classified as such following the latest  escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in the period from  autumn 2020 to autumn 2023. Moreover, all data was gathered by the  ICRC based on appeals from the relatives of the missing persons  themselves. The ICRC also reported that among these 300 people, there  are several dozen  cases where the family disputed the DNA  information provided by the state.