OSCE chief calls on sides to urgently complete exchange of detainees and all remains

    OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde welcomed the “release of Armenian detainees by Azerbaijan” in a tweet on Thursday.

    “Call on sides to urgently complete exchange of detainees and all remains, as obligated by IHL. Fully support Minsk Group Co-chairs and urge sides to resume political process through them as soon as possible,” she tweeted, sharing the May 5 statement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs.

    Three Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) returned from Azerbaijani captivity on May 4. However, over 200 other Armenian POWs are still being held by Azerbaijan. 




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    08.05.2021 09:50





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