Azerbaijan has handed over back to Russian peacekeepers an Armenian citizen, who mistakenly crossed the state border in Lachin region, the Defence Ministry reported on January 13.
“It was determined that at about 1600 on January 13, Surik Matevosyan got lost on the territory of Lachin region of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border and crossed the Azerbaijani border,” the ministry said.
It added that Matevosyan was handed over to Russian peacekeeping forces, which are temporarily deployed in Azerbaijan.
