A group of Armenian scouts attempt to trespass Azerbaijani border with one scout killed in the result - UPDATED

17:40

According to spokesman for the Armenian Defense Minister col.Seyran Shakhsuvaryan, the statements of the Azerbaijani side of the attempt of Armenian scouts to trespass the Azerbaijani border is another attempt to mislead the world community and its own population.

"The information is false", noted Shakhsuvaryan.

He explained death of Armenian serviceman Gora Manasyan by saying that serviceman of one of the frontier units Manasyan lost his way and was shot dead by Azerbaijani servicemen, while now, he says, the Azerbaijani side sets the murder of an Armenian soldier as a fight with scouts.

"Azerbaijani side deliberately conceals or does not want to admit that the killed soldier was not equipped the way required for scouts", said Shakhsuvaryan.

The body of the killed soldier is on the Azerbaijani side. Armenia intends to undertake active steps to return the body to the relatives.

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10:50

Armenian Defense Minister has refuted information of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry about an attempt of a group of Armenian scouts to trespass the border of the neighbor country.

"This announcement is another propagandist action of Baku, which does not fall within any reasonable frames", said spokesman for Armenian Defense Minister, Seyran Shahsuvaryan, according to Interfax.

"Moreover, such disinformation threatens the negotiation process on the peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict", added Shahsuvaryan.

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10:30

A group of Armenian scouts attempted to trespass the Azerbaijani border in the direction of the Aghdam village of Tovuz on July 19, Azerbaijan, said spokesman for Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry Eldar Sabiroghlu.

He said their attempt was averted by the Azerbaijani servicemen. One of the scouts was killed and the rest retreated.

The body and the gun of the killed Armenian scout Gor Mikhailovich Manasyan remained on the Azerbaijani side.

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