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Farewell ceremony in honor of Azerbaijani servicemen Mubariz Ibrahimov and Farid Ahmadov started at Training and Education Center of Defense Ministry - PHOTOSESSION

07 November 2010 12:23 (UTC +04:00)

Today, at 12.00, bodies of both servicemen were taken from mortuary and carried to â€œTaza Pirâ€ mosque. There, under religious traditions the bodies have been prepared for funeral.

Along with servicemen, a lot of civilians attended the ceremony as well.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is also expected to attend the ceremony.

It is reported that the martyrs will be buried in the Alley of Martyrs.

Remind that, ensign Mubariz Ibrahimov was killed on June 18, but officer Farid Ahmadov on September 4 in Terter region of Azerbaijan while they were heroically repulsing enemyâ€™s attack. President Ilham Aliyev issued an order to honor Mubariz Ibrahimov with a title of National Hero.

On October 27, President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia held a tripartite meeting in Astrakhan, Russia and signed a joint declaration about immediate repatriation of prisoners of war and bodies of killed servicemen. The declaration reflected exchange of military captives and repatriation of bodies of the dead.

Yesterday, within the framework of implementation of the declaration signed by Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents, bodies of Ibrahimov and Ahmadov repatriated to Azerbaijan.