Nagorno-Karabakh man accidentally crossed into Azeri-controlled territory after getting lost – statement

STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 1, ARMENPRESS. The man arrested by Azerbaijani border guards for allegedly violating the border whom Azeri authorities described as a citizen of Armenia is actually a citizen of Nagorno-Karabakh who accidentally crossed into Azeri-controlled territory after getting lost, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said on Tuesday.

The arrested citizen, Rashid Beglaryan, born in 1962, is a local of Shushi who was displaced as a result of the 2020 war and was living in the village of Hin Shen of Shushi region, according to the official InfoCenter of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to preliminary information the man appeared under Azerbaijani control as a result of getting lost. Authorities are clarifying the circumstances.

Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said they’ve notified the Russian peacekeepers on the incident.