"The Azerbaijani side handed over the bodies and 30-year-olds of 30 Armenian soldiers and officers to Armenia." According to Gadin.Net, this was stated by Assistant to the President, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev during his visit to Tartar. According to him, President Ilham Aliyev initiated the extradition of about 30 Armenian soldiers and officers left on the battlefield, as well as two elderly Armenian citizens to the Armenian side: "Armenia did not show good intentions in this matter.
As a result of the Russian Defense Ministry's humanitarian initiative, the Armenian side agreed to open a humanitarian corridor in the direction of Gazakh-Tovuz and, as a result, to receive the bodies of its citizens and soldiers. At present, this operation is over. "We thank the Russian Defense Ministry, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Office of the OSCE Personal Representative. "Once again, it demonstrates Azerbaijan's commitment to international humanitarian law," Hajiyev said. Aide to the President said in a statement that not all the bodies were handed over
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