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    Associated Press Worldstream
    July 1, 2004 Thursday

    Armenian forces detain Azerbaijani soldier in Nagorno-Karabakh


    Armenia forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory detained an
    Azerbaijani soldier who allegedly crossed into Armenian-held land,
    authorities said Thursday.

    The Azerbaijani soldier, identified as Gusein Aidyn of the Azerbaijani
    capital, Baku, was detained along the eastern section of
    Nagorno-Karabakh border on Wednesday, officials in Nagorno-Karabakh
    said.

    Armenian-backed forces won control of Nagorno-Karabakh, a largely
    ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan, after a 1988-94 war. More than
    30,000 people were killed and a million driven from their homes during
    the conflict.

    Despite a cease-fire, the two countries continue to face off across a
    heavily fortified no man's land, and shooting occasionally erupts.

    Nagorno-Karabakh officials said they notified the International
    Committee of the Red Cross and the Organization of Security and
    Cooperation in Europe about the detention, and that the Red Cross was
    welcome to visit the captured soldier.

    Meanwhile, in Azerbaijan, the Foreign Ministry said it was concerned
    about the U.S. Congress' move to grant US$5 million in aid to
    Nagorno-Karabakh. The money "could be directed at the encouragement of
    illegal activity, extremism and aggressive separatism on the territory
    of Azerbaijan," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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