Azerbaijan,ICRC mull issues of cooperation

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan`s Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs, Ali Hasanov has met Elena Aymone Sessera, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Azerbaijan.

The officials exchanged opinions on the current state of relations between Azerbaijan and the Organization, Azertac reported.

In his speech, Hasanov hailed the organization's humanitarian programs for refugees and IDPs expelled from Nagorno-Karabakh. He lauded Sessera`s activity in the country.

The sides touched upon bilateral cooperation, as well as the activity of the Organization on the contact line of the troops e.

Sessera expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani government for supporting the ICRC mission in the country. The head of the ICRC Delegation in Azerbaijan told about the organization's projects aimed at providing support and financial grants for people who live in frontline zones.

The ICRC has been working in Azerbaijan, in relation to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, since 1992. The organization focuses on encouraging the authorities to provide answers to the families of missing persons.