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BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 7. Following
negotiations between the Presidential Administration of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Armenia, guided by principles of humanism and as a
goodwill gesture between the two nations, an agreement has been
reached to release 32 individuals of Armenian origin by Azerbaijan
and two Azerbaijani servicemen by Armenia, Trend reports.
The 32 individuals destined for return to Armenia, 26 of whom
were arrested during anti-terror measures in the Hadrut direction
in December 2020, with the remaining six detained at the border on
different occasions, have already served the majority of their
sentences.
Crucially, the released individuals do not and cannot include
leaders of the so-called regime who committed war crimes and
outrage on humanity against the Azerbaijani people, such as Arayik
Harutyunyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Ruben Vardanyan, as
well as Vagif Khachaturyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan.
This step is a clear example of the importance the President of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and Victorious Supreme
Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev attaches to the people of
Azerbaijan, the country’s citizens and servicemen, and shares in
the feelings of the relatives of those held in captivity. President
Ilham Aliyev once again proved that he is the President of every
Azerbaijani.
The agreement has been reached through direct negotiations
between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of
Armenia with no involvement of the third country. This is further
evidence that Azerbaijan and Armenia can forge the peace process
ahead without mediators.
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