"Baku is waging inhumane, immoral policy by shelling at the area where the downed Armenian helicopter crashed and not letting the Armenian side to
approach the wreckage and remove the bodies of the crewmembers," David Babayan, Spokesperson of the NKR President, said when commenting on the latest statement by Firudin Sadigov, representative of Azerbaijan's State Commission on Prisoners of War Hostages and Missing persons suggesting that 'Azerbaijan will allow the bodies of the downed Armenian helicopter pilots to be taken, If it considers it necessary.'
According to Babayan, it was not a statement by a normal human being; it was a statement by a maniac. "I think, now everyone will realize what neighbors Armenia and Nagorny Karabakh are dealing with. In this light, it is senseless speaking of any unilateral concessions," Babayan said. He recalled that the Armenian parties are working with international organizations on the issue. Babayan admits that Azerbaijan may go on new provocations to aggravate the situation and not let the Armenian party to the helicopter wreckage.
To remind, the Azerbaijani armed forces downed an Armenian Mi-24 while it was conducting a training flight near the Line on Contact on 12 November. Three officers of the NKR Armed Forces, Sergey Sahakyan, Sargis Nazaryan and Azat Sahakyan, were on board. The NKR State Committee for POWs, Captives and the Missing has requested the ICRC assistance in returning the crewmembers of the downed helicopter. The Azeri officer that shot the helicopter down has been awarded a medal.