The head of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, said that Azerbaijan handed over 44 prisoners to Armenia, while Armenia returned 12 people to Azerbaijan.
According to the State Commission on Prisoners of War and Missing and Hostage-Taken Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as a result of negotiations with international organizations and the Russian Peacekeeping Command, the reciprocal return of prisoners and hostages began on December 14. It was agreed to exchange prisoners and hostages on the principle of "all for all".
The State Commission said that Azerbaijani prisoners and hostages, including Shahbaz Guliyev and Dilgam Askerov, who have been held hostage by Armenians since July 2014, were brought to Baku by plane. After the implementation of appropriate quarantine measures, the released persons will be reunited with their families. Modern.az presents a complete list of our citizens captured and released from captivity in Armenia: Emin Bakhshaliyev Amin Musayev Yahya Abdinov Sharif Aliyev Omar Alakbarov Nureddin Yolchuyev Bayram Karimov Shahbaz Guliyev Dilgam Asgarov Mobile Ahmadzade Nurlan Alizade Anar Aliyev.