YEREVAN. – The body of Azerbaijani serviceman that was found near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been handed over to the Azerbaijani side. Spokesperson for Azerbaijani defense minister Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed information for Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The body was handed over at the presence of the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the direction of Nakhchivan.

Serviceman from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia (RA) detected the dead body of an Azerbaijani soldier at the buffer zone across the combat position at the southwestern sector of the Armenian state border on November 23.

According to the reports, captain Bahruz Jalilbeyli escaped a military unit after committing a crime.