BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. Azerbaijan will
continue to mobilize all its capabilities to clarify the fate of
persons whose whereabouts remain unknown, President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the participants of the 4th
International Conference in the Baku Dialogue format on
“Strengthening Trust and Developing Effective Mechanisms for
Addressing the Issue of Missing Persons.”
President Ilham Aliyev noted that none of Azerbaijan’s missing
citizens are forgotten and that determining their fate remains a
constant focus of the state. “It is our moral duty to provide
comprehensive support and care to every family facing this tragedy
and to share their pain,” the President added.
The 4th International Conference on Missing Persons, titled
“Strengthening Trust and Developing Effective Mechanisms for
Addressing the Issue of Missing Persons,” is being held at Gulustan
Palace as part of the Baku Dialogue on Missing Persons, organized
by Azerbaijan’s State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and
Missing Persons.
The event brings together former heads of state and government,
senior officials from international organizations and foreign
countries, heads of agencies dealing with missing persons, experts,
representatives of non-governmental organizations and human rights
specialists, as well as ambassadors, military attachés and other
representatives of foreign countries accredited in Azerbaijan.
One of the key focuses of this year’s discussions is building
and strengthening trust between the parties.
The conference aims not only to facilitate discussions, but also
to contribute to the development of practical and sustainable
mechanisms that strengthen trust and cooperation, help ensure
families’ right to know the truth, facilitate information exchange,
and expand the use of modern forensic, DNA and technological
capabilities.
