The first confirmed communication since 2014 with former President's daughter, Gulnara Karimova, comes from a Swiss lawyer.

Armenian sources say that one Armenian soldier died and two were wounded, one seriously during the incidents.

The case has considerable legal and diplomatic ramifications, and will test Baku's relations with both Moscow and Tel-Aviv. It also drives another wedge in relations between Belarus and Armenia.

Among those attending was Armenian Orthodox primate of the diocese of Tehran, Archbishop Sebuh Sarkisian.

The decision came following an official visit to Brussels by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev on Monday during which he met EU Council President Donald Tusk and other officials.

The dead soldier was named as Gor Gareginyan and he was serving in the military formations of the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Azerbaijan and the European Union will start negotiations on a new agreement between them on Tuesday, after a successful visit of president Aliev to Brussels.

Commonspace.eu will be following the visit with a live blog starting Monday at 0800 Brussels Time / 1100 Baku time.

Another Azerbaijani soldier currently in Armenian captivity has been visited by the Ombudsman in the self-declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

The results of the visit of President Ilham Aliev to Brussels will likely define relations between the European Union and Azerbaijan for the next decade.