Azerbaijani crew members detained in Georgia released
Azerbaijani sailors - members of the crew of a Turkish ship arrested by Georgian border guards, were released on Saturday after the interference of General Consul of Azerbaijan in Batumi, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told Trend news agency.
According to Abdullayev, sailors continue doing their work.
Georgian border guards detained Turkish ship Aydar which went from unrecognized republic of Abkhazia to the Turkish port of Trabzon. Among the crew of Aydar vessel, detained by Georgian border guards on Wednesday, were two Russians, three Ukrainians and four citizens of Azerbaijan, told Trend representative of the Georgian Border Police (GBP).
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