Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] free three Azeri POWs

Mediamax news agency
7 May 05

Yerevan, 7 May: At 1425 [0925 gmt] today, the authorities of the
Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] handed over to the Azerbaijani side
the three servicemen, Xayal Abdullayev, Hikmat Tagiyev and Ruslan
Bakirov, who were detained in the northeast of Nagornyy Karabakh as
they tried to cross the demarcation line on 15 February.

The handover took place in the Agdam section of the contact line
between the armed forces of the NKR and Azerbaijan, Mediamax news
agency reports.

The Azerbaijani servicemen were released by the decision of the NKR
authorities with the mediation of the Nagornyy Karabakh representative
office of the International Committee of the Red Cross after the
Azerbaijani side agreed to accept its servicemen.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress