Azerbaijani soldier Garayev Eltun Elman was killed in gunfire shot by Armenian Armed Forces, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, Report informs, EDNews reports citing Report.
This murder is the second bloody provocation committed by hostile forces on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border within the week, and Armenia bears full responsibility for it, said the ministry.
"The blood of our soldiers, who died for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan defending the internationally recognized borders of the country, will be avenged," the statement stressed.
"May God have mercy on our martyr," the ministry said
A soldier of the Azerbaijani Army sustained a fatal gunshot wound during a mission at a border combat post of Gazakh separate border division near Dash Salahli village of Gazakh region at about 05.40 am on Saturday.
Though the serviceman was taken to Gazakh Diagnostic - Treatment center, the doctors could not save his life.