18 Oct 2026
Azerbaijan hands over ten detained soldiers to Armenia
Today, Azerbaijan, under the mediation of the EU, handed over 10 servicemen to Armenia, reports the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons of the country.
"On December 19, the Republic of Azerbaijan, guided by the principles of humanism, handed over 10 servicemen to the Armenian side through the mediation of the European Union. These persons were detained on November 16, 2021 in the process of preventing a provocation by the Armenian Armed Forces in the Kelbajar direction of the state border", the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons notes in its report.
This is the result of the trilateral meeting of the President of the European Union Charles Michel with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels on December 14, 2021, as well as a bilateral meeting on December 19, 2021 in Baku, held with the mediation of the EU, the report says.
The return of 10 Armenian servicemen by Azerbaijan is an important step in resolving humanitarian issues”, Toivo Klaar, EU special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, wrote on his Twitter account.
"I am happy that 10 Armenian servicemen were transferred to Armenia. The European Union will continue to work with both countries, relying on the successful meetings of the President of the European Council Charles Michel with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan", said the EU Special Representative.
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