AddiS Ababa ,Apr.01 (ENA)--Delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) began on Tuesday visiting Iraqi prisoners of war captured by the coalition forces.

According to a press release ICRC sent to ENA, the team consisted of 15 ICRC delegates, including one doctor and six interpreters.

It said during the first day, the team visited all parts of the camp, located in Southern Iraq and registered an initial group of prisoners.

The visit is due to continue on Wednesday and for a number of days thereafter, the release said.

It said "The Third Geneva Convention gives the ICRC access to all prisoners of war, wherever they are being held so that the organization can monitor their treatment and conditions of detention."

The ICRC is actively pursuing its dialogue with the Iraqi authorities with a view to gaining access to coalition soldiers captured by Iraq , the release said.

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