Azerbaijani families of people missing since the Garabagh conflict have taken their appeal to EU officials in Brussels, calling for greater international support in clarifying the fate of their relatives and locating mass graves.
On 21 October, the European External Action Service (EEAS) hosted members of the Garabagh Missing Families Public Union for a meeting in Brussels.
Relatives of missing Azerbaijanis met with Okke Bouwman, Political Adviser to the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, and Marco Cardinali, Coordinator for Relations with Azerbaijan.
During the meeting, the families said Armenia had still not provided information about the fate of their missing relatives, including in the post-conflict period.
Konul Behbudova, chair of the Garabagh Missing Families Public Union, said Azerbaijani families of missing persons had staged a protest at Place du Luxembourg, in front of the European Parliament, on 20 October and adopted a statement outlining their demands.
She said Armenia bears responsibility for clarifying the fate of missing Azerbaijanis and should provide information about possible burial sites and the locations of mass graves.
Behbudova added that 32 mass graves have been discovered to date in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, describing the findings as only a small part of a broader humanitarian tragedy.
The families are seeking answers about more than 4,000 Azerbaijanis who remain missing since the first Garabagh war. They have also called on European institutions to provide greater support in efforts to establish the fate of their relatives.
Their Brussels campaign continued on 21 October with another demonstration at Schuman Square, near the headquarters of key EU institutions.
The families said they hope the ongoing peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan can also help clarify the fate of those still missing after decades of conflict.
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