An Azerbaijani shepherd has crossed the Armenian border, NewsTV5 reports.

The website adds as follows: “We were told that he was found and is currently at the military police of Berd city.

The MoD [i.e. the Ministry of Defense of Armenia] has not commented yet. In an interview with us, one of the Tavush [Province] community leaders said that he also has heard about it, but he does not have clear information, he said, ‘He came through the forests of our region.’

The NSS [i.e. the National Security Service of Armenia] also told us that they do not have such information at the moment, they will find out, they will say. But after some time, they urged [us] to send a written request, which we have sent, and we will publicize as soon as we receive the answer.

We spoke also with another community leader, who said that he [i.e. the Azerbaijani shepherd] passed through the Aygedzor [village] section and is currently at the military police. The community leader said that although the weather was foggy and rainy, there is a theory that he [i.e. the Azerbaijani shepherd] willingly crossed the border and asked for political asylum [in Armenia].