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Armenian media: Armenia to hand over Azerbaijani prisoner of war April 7

06 April 2010 [16:33] - TODAY.AZ
The Armenian side will hand over Azerbaijan prisoner of war Rafiq Hasanov on April 7, Armenian media reported.
It will happen in the Sadarak region of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic at 12:00 a.m. local time, Armenian Defense Ministry press-service told Mediamax.

Rafiq Hasanov was detained in October 2008 in the direction of the Kamarli village of Azerbaijan's Gazakh region.

The Armenian side will hand over one of two prisoners of war detained in Armenia, the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People of Azerbaijan said.

Besides Rafiq Hasanov, the Armenian side detains soldier Anar Hajiyev, taken prisoner in May 2009 in the direction of Fuzuli region of Azerbaijan.

Currently, the Armenian side holds another hostage - Eldar Tagiyev. He was detained in the Tovuz region of Azerbaijan in December 2009.

The Azerbaijani side got bodies of Azerbaijani citizens killed by Armenian armed forces in the Sadarak region of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on Saturday, April 3, at 12:00 a.m.


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