Armenia`s Prosecutor General on possibility of extradition of  Azerbaijanis who illegally crossed  RA border 

ArmInfo.At the moment, the extradition of Azerbaijanis who crossed the Armenian border is not allowed, RA Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan said in an interview  with journalists on May 3.

According to her, the criminal proceedings against one of the two  Azerbaijani servicemen who illegally crossed the border of Armenia  have been completed and the case has been sent to court. The  investigation against another citizen of Azerbaijan continues - he is  accused of murder committed under aggravating circumstances, he is  also charged with smuggling weapons, illegally crossing the border  and carrying weapons in Armenia.

<At the stage of pre-trial proceedings, extradition is not expected  and is not allowed. It is carried out only in the conditions of  judicial acts that have entered into legal force in relation to  convicts. Extradition is regulated by a number of conventions, in the  case of Azerbaijan, these are the Moscow Convention of 1998 and the  Strasbourg Convention>, Vardapetyan said.

When asked whether it is possible to extradite them in exchange for  the return of Armenian POWs  from Azerbaijan, the Prosecutor General  answered that this issue is not within her powers.

According to the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Armenia, on  April 10, in the interval from 01:00 to 02:00, a serviceman of the  Azerbaijani Armed Forces was found and detained in the territory of  the Republic of Armenia. On April 13, a second Azerbaijani serviceman  was found and detained on the territory of Armenia.