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Azerbaijan hands over 10 captured soldiers to Armenia in return for mine maps
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BAKU: Baku said that Azerbaijan handed over 10 captured Armenian soldiers to Armenia in return for maps detailing the location of landmines in the Karabakh region as part of an exchange mediated by Russia.
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire at their border on Nov 16 after Russia urged them to step back from confrontation following the deadliest clash since a war last year.
Armenia had asked Moscow to help defend it after the worst fighting since a 44-day war last year between ethnic Armenian forces and the Azeri army over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave that killed at least 6,500 people.
In a statement, Azerbaijain's State Security Service said it had handed over 10 Armenian soldiers who were detained on Nov 16 and that Russia had played a mediation role.
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