Azerbaijani side handed over to the Armenian side bodies of 29 killed Armenian servicemen

Azerbaijani side handed over to the Armenian side bodies of 29 killed Armenian servicemen, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan reports.

She said it became possible with the exclusive mediatory efforts of the Russian Federation and participation of the ICRC and field team of the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on October 29.

At the same time with the efforts of the ICRC one civilian was returned to Armenia.

In its turn, the Armenian side, adhering to the arrangements reached within the framework of the humanitarian ceasefire, once again reiterates its readiness to hand over to the Azerbaijani side the bodies of Azerbaijani servicemen in the territory of Artsakh, and to start the process of recovery of bodies in the inter-positional zone throughout the entire Artsakh-Azerbaijan frontline of hostilities, as well as exchange of information on POWs and their respective handover in future.