DEFENSE MINISTRY INVESTIGATES REPORTS ABOUT ARMENIAN FAMILY’S CROSSING AZERBAIJANI BORDER
APA
Jan 11 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku – APA. The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan is investigating the
reports spread by the Armenian sources about the Armenian family’s
crossing the Azerbaijani border and entering the territory of
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Spokesman for the Defense Ministry
Eldar Sabiroglu told APA.Armenian citizen, 58-year old Yegishe
Petrosovich Gevorkyan entered the Azerbaijani territory in the
evening on January 10 in his car with his wife and three children,
said Armenian defense ministry, APA reports quoting Panarmenian.net.
Gevorkyan ignored the Armenian border servicemen’s warning and crossed
the border from Yeraskh region of Armenia and entered the territory
of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani soldiers
reportedly opened warning shot. Armenian side said international
humanitarian organizations were informed about the incident.
Azerbaijan State Commission for Captives, Hostages and Missing People
said it has not received any information about that.
Gevorkyan was sentenced for eight times for robbery, carjacking and
other crimes.