Azerbaijan releases Armenian servicemen and Armenia provides mine maps to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan releases Armenian servicemen and Armenia provides mine maps to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan handed over 10 Armenian servicemen to Armenia on December 4.

According to the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, the detainees were held by the Armenian armed forces on November 16 this year while "preventing provocations in the direction of the Kalbajar region of the state border of Azerbaijan."

As a result of the talks, the Armenian side provided the Azerbaijani side with mine maps of other liberated territories of Azerbaijan, the State Security Service said.

"We thank the Russian Defence Ministry for its mediation mission in obtaining mine maps," the State Security Service said.

On November 16, there were localised battles on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, including the use of artillery. The fighting was stopped at the initiative of Russia.

According to the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry, 7 servicemen of the Azerbaijani Army were killed and 10 were wounded during the fighting.

According to the Armenian Defence Ministry, 6 servicemen were killed, 13 were taken prisoner and the fate of 18 soldiers is unknown.

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