YEREVAN.- An Armenian citizen detained in South Sudan has been identified, spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

He said at the moment the official Yerevan is trying to contact him. Name of the detainee is not revealed.

The crew—including a citizen of Armenia—of an airplane belonging to the Park Air Company of Sudan was arrested in South Sudan. The crewmembers also include the citizens of Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Russia, and Sudan. All of them were subsequently taken to a military camp, where they are still detained.     

No formal information is yet given on the cause of the arrests.