The UN must renew its attention to the issue of missing persons, and a special rapporteur on missing persons must be appointed, Secretary of the State Commission of Azerbaijan for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Citizens Gazanfar Ahmadov said in his speech at the international conference, "Addressing the Issue of Missing Persons: Upholding Families’ Right to Know the Truth," AzVision.az reports.

"The politicization of humanitarian issues, double standards, and an atmosphere of impunity create conditions for the deepening of humanitarian crises. We believe that the world is in serious need of new efforts, concepts, and approaches to address this problem," he mentioned.

Ahmadov reminded that Armenia held Azerbaijani territories under occupation for many years.

He also noted that Armenia still does not provide information about the fate of missing Azerbaijani citizens or the locations of mass graves.

Baku is hosting an international conference on “Addressing the Issue of Missing Persons: Upholding Families’ Right to Know the Truth”.

The event started with an address by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the participants of the conference, which was read out by Head of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Citizens Ali Naghiyev.

Head of the Central Search Agency of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Florence Anselmo, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev, Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services of the Republic of Türkiye Zafer Tarikdaroglu, and other officials are also taking part in the event.

The event is taking place today in Baku and will continue tomorrow in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan.

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