Baku-captured Armenian citizen Sargis Ananyan who crossed the border to Azerbaijan on August 26, was handed over to Armenia today, Sept 25, Azerbaijani media reported.

The captive was handed over in the border village of Jafarli, Gazakh region, with representatives of Azeri State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons and International Committee of Red Cross present.

In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhanniysan confirmed the report, noting that the ex-captive is on his way to Armenia.