ARMENIA HANDS OVER AZERI CAPTIVE

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Aug 25 2005

Armenia has released Azerbaijani serviceman it previously captured.

22-year-old warrant officer Ramin Khudaverdiyev was handed over
to Azerbaijan in the Gazakh district with the mediation of the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday.

Khudaverdiyev, who immediately underwent a medical examination, is
currently in satisfactory condition, the Azerbaijan State Commission
on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons told AssA-Irada.

The Azeri officer was taken captive on August 3 after losing his way
in the Dashkasan district and accidentally entering a zone controlled
by Armenian forces.