YEREVAN. – Armenian military serviceman Hakob Injighulyan, who was held captive in Azerbaijan for more than a year and subsequently transferred to a third country, returned to Armenia in the early morning hours on Thursday. 

Injighulyan arrived in capital city Yerevan via transit flight from Moscow. His relatives and the media representatives met him at the airport.

One month ago, Injighulyan was transferred to a third country, and he was taken to a refugee camp in Romania. During that time he had the opportunity to communicate with his family via Internet, and he repeatedly stated his intention to return to Armenia. 

On the night of August 8, 2013, Armenian soldier Hakob Injighulyan (born in 1991) had gotten lost and found himself in the territory under the control of Azerbaijan. He was taken to the Azerbaijani capital city Baku the next day. The ICRC was able to first meet with the Armenian prisoner of war on August 20. In addition, Injighulyan was made to wear Azerbaijani military uniform and give several interviews.