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Defense ministry reports on missing of Azerbaijani servicemen

24 June 2015 13:03 (UTC+04:00)
Defense ministry reports on missing of Azerbaijani servicemen

By Sara Rajabova

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry announced that two servicemen got disoriented and accidentally crossed the line of contact between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The Ministry said supposedly on June 23, Lance Sergeants Musa Musayev and Tural Yolchuyev, approaching a position near the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Azerbaijan's Gazakh region, got lost in a wooded mountainous area and found themselves on the opposite side of the contact line.

An investigation is currently underway as to the whereabouts of the servicemen.

Baku has already appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross in connection with the missing of two soldiers.

Ilaha Huseynova, the spokesman for the Baku office of the ICRC told local media that the committee was informed about the incident by the government agencies.

She noted that the ICRC, as a neutral mediator, engaged in dialogue with the parties to determine the fate of these persons.

Meanwhile, Yerevan refused reports that the Azerbaijani servicemen had crossed into Armenian territory.

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Sara Rajabova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @SaraRajabova

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