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Baku. Etibar Mammadov – APA. The pilots of the Azerbaijani Air Force - Major Tabriz Musazade, Major Urfan Valizade and Senior Lieutenant Bakir Ismayilov and the officer of the Special Purpose Forces of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Murad Mirzayev, who lost their lives during the prevention the Armenian sabotage of April 2 on the contact line of the two countries' troops, have been laid to rest in II Alley of Honor in Baku.

The bereaved relatives, state and government officials, MPs, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Najmaddin Sadikov, Military Prosecutor Khanlar Valiyev, Chief of the State Border Service Elchin Guliyev and representatives of the public attended the farewell ceremony.

Prayers were offered for the martyrs, a three-volley salute was performed and national anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

The Azerbaijani national flag covering the coffins were presented to the martyr’s relatives.

Slogan “Martyrs, they do not die (they are immortal), homeland (land, our land) is indivisible” was chanted during the funeral.

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12:15 (UTC+04:00)

Baku. Etibar Mammadov – APA. The Defense Ministry's Training and Education Center is hosting a farewell ceremony for the pilots of the Azerbaijani Air Force - Major Tabriz Musazade, Major Urfan Valizade and Senior Lieutenant Bakir Ismayilov and the officer of the Special Purpose Forces of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Murad Mirzayev, who lost their lives during the prevention of the Armenian sabotage of April 2 on the contact line of the two countries' troops.

The bereaved relatives, state and government officials, MPs, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Najmaddin Sadikov, Military Prosecutor Khanlar Valiyev, Chief of the State Border Service Elchin Guliyev and representatives of the public are attending the farewell ceremony.

Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov met with the martyrs’ families and expressed his deepest condolences to them.

Defense Ministry official, colonel Abdulla Gurbani in his speech touched on the latest incidents that took place on the front line, saying that Azerbaijani soldiers showed vigilance and intercepted the adversary’s provocation, causing huge losses on the enemy’s side.

“No victory can be achieved without sacrifice. We offered martyrs in this cause. A portion was liberated of our lands that had been under the enemy’s occupation for years. Azerbaijan’s flag is now waiving up there. Azerbaijani soldiers showed their bravery one more time. Our martyrs’ parents say “Long live the Motherland,” he noted.

In accordance with the agreement reached through the mediation of the relevant international organizations, Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged on Sunday the bodies of the soldiers killed in recent military operations on the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.

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10:13 (UTC+04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. The Defense Ministry's Training and Education Center is hosting a farewell ceremony for the pilots of the Azerbaijani Air Force - Major Tabriz Musazade, Major Urfan Valizade and Senior Lieutenant Bakir Ismayilov and the officer of the Special Purpose Forces of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Murad Mirzayev, who lost their lives during the prevention the Armenian sabotage of April 2 on the contact line of the two countries' troops.

The bereaved relatives, state and government officials, MPs, officials of the Defense Ministry, the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription, law-enforcement authorities and representatives of the public are attending the farewell ceremony.

An official part of the ceremony will start at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours).

Following the ceremony, the martyred Azerbaijani pilots will be buried in II Alley of Honor in Baku.

In accordance with the agreement reached through the mediation of the relevant international organizations, Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged on Sunday the bodies of the soldiers killed in recent military operations on the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.