Yesterday Nagorno Karabakh FM Grigory Petrosyan met with the delegation of the International Working Group (IWG) for Search for the Missing, Hostages and Release of Prisoners of War in the zone of the NK conflict. The Group comprises Co-Chairs Bernhard Klazen (Germany) and Paat Zakareishvili (Georgia), coordinators Karine Minasyan (Armenia), Avaz Hasanov (Azerbaijan) and Albert Voskanyan (NKR), reports the NKR MFA Press Service. During the meeting the current state of affairs in the IWG activities, matters of activation of the search for the missing and graves, problems and future plans were discussed. Georgy Petrosyan noted that Nagorno Karabakh has continuously assisted the IWG activities and is always open to cooperation, while Baku constantly refuses to contact the respective NKR state commission. The Minister emphasized that politicization of the field is inadmissible, emphasizing that hostilities were in the territory of NK and NKR representatives should directly and actively participate in search for the missing, hostages and release of prisoners of war.
The IWG members agreed with the opinion of the NKR FM over the openness of the Karabakh party and its assistance to the Group work. At the same time Bernhard Klazen regretted that today former prisoners of war are judged and persecuted in Azerbaijan. He remarked that the IWG will do its best to convince Baku to refuse that practice. The meeting participants were for active cooperation of all interested parties in solving problems in that humanitarian field.
