Azerbaijan has handed over to Yerevan five more Armenian soldiers detained after the Second Karabakh War, the Armenian media reported on October 19.
The handover of the soldier was mediated by former commander of Russian peacekeepers in Azerbaijan Rustam Muradov, the Russian media reported.
Armenia considers the detained soldiers as prisoners of war, while Azerbaijan has stated that they do not fall under this category as they crossed the border after the signing of the peace deal.
Azerbaijan detained 60 Armenian soldiers near liberated Hadrut settlement in anti-terrorist operation in December. The soldiers are being tried in four separate groups on charges including terrorism, illegal formation of an armed group, illegal armed possession, border violation.
Azerbaijan in June exchanged 15 Armenian prisoners for maps of 97,000 landmines in the liberated Aghdam city. Yerevan had earlier denied the existence of such maps.
