Azerbaijani soldier simply fled from his positions and crossed  Armenian border - Pashinyan

ArmInfo. A soldier of the armed forces of Azerbaijan, together with his comrade-in-arms simply fled from their positions and e crossed the border of Armenia. RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this on April 12 during a government  hour in the RA National Assembly, answering the question of MP Vilen  Gabrielyan about the possibility of exchanging an Azerbaijani soldier  for Armenian prisoners of war.

According to the Prime Minister, as a result of the investigative  measures taken, it became clear that the soldier of the Azerbaijani  Armed Forces was subjected to military hazing. At the same time, he  did not declare his intention to return to Azerbaijan, and according  to international obligations, Armenia in this case does not have the  right to return a person by force. Meanwhile, according to the  Armenian side, the head of government continued, the second soldier,  who is still wanted, expressed a desire to return to his homeland.

Pashinyan, pointing to the fact of the unhindered crossing of the  Armenian border by the soldiers of the Azerbaijani army, stressed the  need for a separate investigation of this circumstance. He recalled  the incident in mid-March of this year, when a serviceman of the  Armenian Armed Forces got lost, after which he was able to return  within a few hours, passing through 20 positions of the Azerbaijani  troops.

Thus, based on the abovementioned, the RA Prime Minister expressed  doubts about the possibility of exchanging an Azerbaijani soldier for  Armenian prisoners of war.  On April 10, the Armenian Defense  Ministry announced the detection and detention of an Azerbaijani  serviceman in the territory of the republic.