20:38, 1 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 1, ARMENPRESS. The State Border Service of Azerbaijan has claimed to have arrested an Armenian citizen for allegedly violating the state border.

In a statement, the State Border Service of Azerbaijan claimed that a citizen of Armenia, identified as Rashid Aramayis Begleryan (born 1962) was arrested for allegedly breaching the Armenia-Azerbaijan border in the area of Aghavno village on August 1.

At the time of writing the Armenian authorities had not made any public statements on the matter.

UPDATES:

21:14 – The man arrested by Azerbaijani border guards for allegedly violating the border whom Azeri authorities described as a citizen of Armenia is actually a citizen of Nagorno-Karabakh who accidentally crossed into Azeri-controlled territory after getting lost, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities reported.