BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 7. Continued
cooperation among competent national authorities, international
organizations, forensic experts and, most importantly, the families
of missing persons is required to help locate them, Secretary
General of the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Dušan
Kozarev said, Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.


He made the remarks at the fourth international conference on
“Strengthening trust and developing effective mechanisms to resolve
the issue of missing persons,” held within the framework of the
Baku Dialogue on Missing Persons on Wednesday.


He noted that clear political will, particularly regarding the
systematic exchange of data and cooperation, is a key condition for
resolving the issue.


“The database brings together relevant institutions in our
region and provides a mechanism for the exchange, verification and
updating of information, while also enabling families to access and
contribute data.


“However, the politicization of the entire process over the past
few years has led to a stagnation in cooperation with relevant
institutions, resulting in very few outcomes in resolving missing
persons cases,” he added.







The fourth international conference on “Strengthening trust and
developing effective mechanisms to resolve the issue of missing
persons,” organized by the State Commission on Prisoners of War,
Hostages and Missing Persons, is being held at Gulustan Palace
within the framework of the Baku Dialogue on Missing Persons.


The event is attended by former heads of state and government,
high-ranking representatives of 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
of foreign countries accredited in Azerbaijan and other
officials.


One of the main focuses of this year’s discussions is building
and strengthening trust between the parties.


The purpose of the conference is not simply to discuss the
issue, but to contribute to the development of practical and
sustainable mechanisms that strengthen trust and cooperation,
uphold families’ right to know the truth, facilitate information
exchange, and expand the use of modern forensic, DNA and
technological capabilities. The event will continue until October
10.