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“The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is conducting confidential dialogues with authorities in Azerbaijan and Armenia,” Press Secretary of ICRC Armenian Mission Hasmik Galstyan informed Panorama.am about this.

She noted that in case the sides reach an agreement the committee is ready to act as a neutral intermediary during the return process of the Azerbaijani soldier’s body.

“I can only note this as of now as the dialogues are confidential: we cannot disclose the details of the talks. Currently we are waiting for the agreement to be reached between the sides so as we perform our role as an intermediary,” she added.

Notably the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group have called on the Armenian side to return the body of the Azerbaijani soldier. On 29 December 2016 the Azerbaijani armed forces attempted a sabotage infiltration in the direction of the Armenian posts located south-east from Chinari village of Armenia’s Tavush Province.

The Ministry of Defense of Armenia (MOD) reported that a body of a person in Azerbaijani Armed Forces uniform was found fatally wounded near one of Armenian combat positions and necessary measures were taken to reveal its identity.

Azerbaijan has reported that contract soldier Gurbanov Chingiz Salman has gone missing.

The RA Ministry of Defense has regularly announced that the Armenian Armed Forces possess undeniable evidence on the Azerbaijani violation of the RA state border.