February 11, 2004 - 18:54 AMT
ARMENIAN PARTY RELEASED CAPTURED AZERI SERVICEMAN
The Armenian party has released captured Azeri serviceman Ismail Pirverdiyev. As the press service of the defense ministry of Azerbaijan told Novosti Russian agency, February 3 the Azeri soldier lost his way near the Nakhichevan lot of the border with Armenia and was taken prisoner. After talks through the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross the Armenian party conveyed Pirverdiyev to representatives of the Azeri defense ministry February 9. The state of health of the released serviceman is normal.