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Red Cross, Russia cooperating on transfer of Karabakh’s dead

ICRC’s mission in Nagorno-Karabakh says it is in close contact with Moscow’s forces in the region

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 12 Dec 2020 8:30PM

Red Cross, Russia cooperating on transfer of Karabakh’s dead
A Russian peacekeeper, seen here outside the town of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, where they are said to be working closely with the International Committee of the Red Cross to transfer dead bodies after six weeks of fighting. – AFP pic, December 12, 2020

MOSCOW – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in close cooperation with Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh over the retrieval and transfer of those that died during the six week conflict in the region. 

Eteri Musayelyan, a representative for the ICRC’s mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, told Sputnik news agency in an interview, that they were in close contact with Russian peacekeepers deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh following the November 10 agreement signed by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia that brought the conflict in the region to a close.

“We are in close dialogue with them (Russian peacekeepers) as we are also present during body retrieval and handover operations as a neutral intermediary,” Musayelyan said.

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that the Russian peacekeeping detachment would also work to facilitate the transfer of prisoners detained during the conflict. – Bernama, December 12, 2020

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