Azerbaijan, Baku, July 16 / Trend A. Huseynbala /
The Azerbaijani defense ministry spread information about another captive Armenian military man.
"Armenian military man was captured in the territory of Gadabay region on contact line of Armenian-Azerbaijani troops on July 15 at night," head of press-service of the defense ministry lieutenant-colonel Eldar Sabiroglu old Trend on July 16.
According to him, resident of Yerevan Karen Norigovich Harutunian, 19, soldier of 549-motorifle battalion of Armenian defense ministry could not stand tortures of colleagues and decided to leave service. "Armenian military man passed border and gave himself up to Azerbaijani soldiers," he said.
Earlier other three Armenian military men - Grant Markosian, Artur Vartevian and Alik Tevosian voluntarily gave themselves up to Azerbaijan in the territory of Agdam region late February.
Two Armenian soldiers Harutunian Ogan Vadinagiyevich, 18, and Tomosian Gevorg Serjikovich, 18, voluntarily passed to Azerbaijan in the territory of Geranboy region on contact line of Armenian-Azerbaijani troops on May 31 at 13:00.
Harutunian Ogan and Tomosian Gevorg were soldiers of drill company N7 of rifle battalion N38862 under Armenian defense ministry. During preliminary talk they said about unbearable conditions and tortures in Armenian army. They passed to Azerbaijan on this regards.
Two Azerbaijani soldiers are in captivity in Armenia.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan lost all of Nagorno-Karabakh except for Shusha and Khojali in December 1991. In 1992-93, Armenian armed forces occupied Shusha, Khojali and 7 districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding the peace negotiations.
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