Statement

23 November, 2017 14:48
A body of an Azerbaijani serviceman was discovered early on November 23 by Armenian Armed Forces servicemen in a no man’s land at an outpost in the south-western section f the Armenian state border. According to operative-intelligence reports, the found individual is a captain of the Azerbaijani military, who has fled his unit after a crime was committed in the unit.

Armenian Ministry of Defence expresses its readiness to transfer the soldier's body to the Azerbaijani authorities under the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The details of the incident are currently being clarified.