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Azerbaijan Hands Over Captured Soldier to Armenia

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 25 January 2008 15:25 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan Hands Over Captured Soldier to   Armenia

Azerbaijan, Baku, 25 January / Тrend corr K. Zarbaliyeva / Azerbaijan has handed over the captured Armenian soldier to his country on 25 January, the Baku office of the International Red Cross Committee informed Trend.

Armenian soldier Ambartsum Asatrian had been in captivity in Azerbaijan since 4 August 2007.

The soldier was handed over to Armenia at 1.00 pm local time at border in the Ijevan-Gazakh region.

Previously, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry, as well as the Azerbaijani State Commission on POWs, Missing Persons and Hostages had reported that Asatrian did not want to return to Armenia and requested asylum in other country.

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