BAKU: Armenian DM: Armenia to return Azerbaijani prisoner & 2 bodies

Today, Azerbaijan
March 28 2010

Armenian Defense Minister: Armenia to return Azerbaijani prisoner &
two soldier bodies to Azerbaijan

28 March 2010 [17:11] – Today.Az

Armenia will return Azerbaijani prisoner & two soldier bodies to
Azerbaijan, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian said during a
meeting with the U.S. co-chair of the MG OSCE Robert Bradtke.

On behalf of the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry,
Ohanian informed the U.S. side about this decision of president S.
Sargsyan, as an act of confidence building on the troop contact lines.

According to Ohanian, the transportation of Azerbaijani prisoner, and
two bodies of Azerbaijani soldiers will be carried out through the
International Committee of the Red Cross, as part of the humanitarian
initiatives of the Armenian side.

Defense Minister Ohanian also expressed his hope that that OSCE Minsk
Group will help both sides to find an acceptable solution. He also
thanked R. Bradtke for his active work as the co-chair of the MG OSCE.

Issues of regional security were also discussed at the meeting.

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