FM says Armenia, Azerbaijan discussed prisoner issue in Egypt

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said that discussions with Azerbaijani officials on the release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku took place at a recent meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Speaking at a joint press conference in Yerevan with Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Elina Valtonen  on Tuesday, Mirzoyan noted that while significant progress has been made in the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process, several key issues remain unresolved.

“One of the unresolved issues – perhaps the most important one – is the release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku,” Mirzoyan said.

He emphasized that the Armenian government continues to work on the matter on a daily basis, even though its efforts are not always visible or immediately effective.

“Otherwise, the issue would have been resolved long ago,” he added. “We continue our efforts and I want to express hope that we will have good news in the near future. Just yesterday, we once again discussed the matter with our Azerbaijani counterparts in Sharm El-Sheikh. Hopefully, our efforts will yield positive results soon.”