Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has confirmed information on Azeri soldier Firuz Farazov’s having trespassed Armenian-Azerbaijani border and taken captive.

“Soldier of ‘N’ armed forces Firuz Farazov (born in 1992) was suddenly taken captive by Armenians when at the line of contact in Tovuzskiy sector,” Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) reported, citing Azeri Defense Ministry.