YEREVAN, MARCH 21, ARMENPRESS. The body of a newborn baby has been found in a forest near the Goris-Stepanakert road, authorities said Tuesday.

The body of the newborn girl, half-covered with a sheet, was found on the ground near the area referred to as "Nor Zanger" by a farmer on March 20 who then called the Goris Police Department, the Ministry of Internal Affairs Press Department Director Zarzand Gabrielyan told ARMENPRESS.

An investigation by Goris authorities is underway.