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Azerbaijan to hand over body of Armenian serviceman tomorrow

19 April 2016 18:02 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan to hand over body of Armenian serviceman tomorrow

The body of Armenian serviceman, who died during the recent military operations on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops will be handed over to the Armenian side on April 20 at 15:00 (GMT + 4 hours).

This was announced by Azerbaijan's State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People on April 19.

The commission told Trend that this decision was made by the relevant government structures, adding that the body of the Armenian serviceman was located on April 11 on the territory under the control of Azerbaijan.

The state commission appealed to the ICRC so that it take part in the humanitarian mission and inform the Armenian side.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers.

The armed clashes resulted in deaths and injuries among the Azerbaijani population. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.

Military operations were stopped on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on April 5 at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours) with the consent of the sides, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry earlier said. Ignoring the agreement, the Armenian side again started violating the ceasefire.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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