BAKU(Reuters) – Azerbaijan handed over 10 captured Armenian soldiers to Armenia on Saturday in return for maps detailing the situation of landmines within the Karabakh area as a part of an trade mediated by Russia, Baku stated.
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire at their border on Nov. 16 after Russia urged them to step again from confrontation following the deadliest conflict since a battle final yr.
Armenia had requested Moscow to assist defend it after the worst preventing since a 44-day battle final yr between ethnic Armenian forces and the Azeri military over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave that killed no less than 6,500 individuals.
In an announcement on Saturday, Azerbaijain’s State Security Service stated it had handed over 10 Armenian soldiers who had been detained on Nov. 16 and that Russia had performed a mediation function.
Armenia’s (*10*) media outlet confirmed late on Saturday the names of 10 Armenian prisoners of battle who had been handed over after being captured on Nov. 16.
(Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Frances Kerry)
