POLITICS
Peter Maurer: ICRC is always ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan in humanitarian area
Baku, October 24, AZERTAC
“The International Committee of the Red Cross is always ready to cooperate with Azerbaijan in the humanitarian area,” said ICRC President Peter Maurer as he met with Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on the sidelines of the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Baku.
The sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and the ICRC and expressed hope for further development of the successful cooperation.
FM Mammadyarov noted that the ICRC is one of the main partners of Azerbaijan in the humanitarian field and he positively assessed the ICRC activities in the context of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Touching upon the release of hostages based on the principle of “all for all”, Mammadyarov emphasized the importance of continuation of efforts to this end.
Noting the continued efforts by the ICRC, Peter Maurer provided information on the work undertaken by his organization in this direction.
The ICRC President thanked for the invitation to the NAM Summit.