Premier: Armenia waiting for start of PoWs exchage
14.12.2020,
14:47
Armenia expects the start of the process of exchange of prisoners of war, the procedure for identifying unidentified bodies will not be completed until the end of the year, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday.
YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. Armenia expects the start of the process of exchange of prisoners of war, the procedure for identifying unidentified bodies will not be completed until the end of the year, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday.
“We are very close to the start of work on the exchange of prisoners and their return. Very soon we expect the return of the officially confirmed group of our prisoners,” Pashinyan said.
He noted that the main task is that at this stage work will be carried out to return the prisoners, the fact of captivity of which has been officially confirmed by Azerbaijan and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
According to him, after that it is necessary to concentrate more on the search for compatriots who have disappeared and some of whom could have also been captured.
“This is also a very difficult process, and here I expect understanding from our citizens, especially those whose family members are missing,” Pashinyan said.
He also stressed the necessity of giving new impetus to the search for the dead and to the process of identifying unidentified bodies.
“Everything is being done to complete this process as soon as possible. However, unfortunately, we will not be able to complete it fully by the end of the year,” Pashinyan said.
He also stressed that the formation of a favorable atmosphere is very important for the search work of compatriots who have gone missing.
“As you can imagine, the effectiveness of the process does not depend only on us. We are taking steps to improve the atmosphere and we could work on these issues more productively,” Pashinyan said.
About Artsakh War
From September 27 to November 9, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, with the participation of Turkey and foreign mercenaries and terrorists recruited by it, carried out aggression against Artsakh at the frontline and in the rear using rocket and artillery weapons, heavy armored vehicles, military aircraft and prohibited types of weapons (cluster bombs, phosphorus weapons). The strikes were delivered also at civil and military targets on the territory of Armenia.
On November 9, the leaders of the Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement on the cessation of all hostilities in Artsakh. According to the document, the parties stop at their positions. The city of Shushi, Agdam, Kelbajar and Lachin regions pass over to Azerbaijan, with the exception of a 5-kilometer corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia. A Russian peacekeeping contingent will be deployed along the contact line in Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. Internally displaced persons and refugees are returning to Karabakh and adjacent regions, prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons and bodies of the dead are exchanged. -0-
“We are very close to the start of work on the exchange of prisoners and their return. Very soon we expect the return of the officially confirmed group of our prisoners,” Pashinyan said.
He noted that the main task is that at this stage work will be carried out to return the prisoners, the fact of captivity of which has been officially confirmed by Azerbaijan and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
According to him, after that it is necessary to concentrate more on the search for compatriots who have disappeared and some of whom could have also been captured.
“This is also a very difficult process, and here I expect understanding from our citizens, especially those whose family members are missing,” Pashinyan said.
He also stressed the necessity of giving new impetus to the search for the dead and to the process of identifying unidentified bodies.
“Everything is being done to complete this process as soon as possible. However, unfortunately, we will not be able to complete it fully by the end of the year,” Pashinyan said.
He also stressed that the formation of a favorable atmosphere is very important for the search work of compatriots who have gone missing.
“As you can imagine, the effectiveness of the process does not depend only on us. We are taking steps to improve the atmosphere and we could work on these issues more productively,” Pashinyan said.
About Artsakh War
From September 27 to November 9, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, with the participation of Turkey and foreign mercenaries and terrorists recruited by it, carried out aggression against Artsakh at the frontline and in the rear using rocket and artillery weapons, heavy armored vehicles, military aircraft and prohibited types of weapons (cluster bombs, phosphorus weapons). The strikes were delivered also at civil and military targets on the territory of Armenia.
On November 9, the leaders of the Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a statement on the cessation of all hostilities in Artsakh. According to the document, the parties stop at their positions. The city of Shushi, Agdam, Kelbajar and Lachin regions pass over to Azerbaijan, with the exception of a 5-kilometer corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia. A Russian peacekeeping contingent will be deployed along the contact line in Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. Internally displaced persons and refugees are returning to Karabakh and adjacent regions, prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons and bodies of the dead are exchanged. -0-
