America’s reaction to the exchange of prisoners between Baku and Yerevan
| In response to the release of the prisoners of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the US State Department announced on Wednesday night that it will continue to cooperate with these two countries to establish peace. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the spokesperson of the US State Department, in response to the exchange of prisoners between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, stated that in order to establish peace, the two sides should continue negotiations.
According to the news agency “Trend”, “Matthew Miller”, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, Wednesday night Tehran time The press conference said the United States welcomes the Armenian-Azerbaijani prisoner exchange.
“We have spoken to both governments and encouraged them,” Miller said. We welcome the return of Armenian and Azerbaijani prisoners. We will continue to work with Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan to advance the process. Peace is possible if both sides are willing to pursue it.”
This exchange included the release of 32 Armenians by the Republic of Azerbaijan, these people were captured in late 2020. had been On the other hand, Armenia handed over 2 soldiers of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The two countries exchanged the detained military personnel in the vicinity of the village of “Bala Jafarli” in the Republic of Azerbaijan, near the border with Armenia. They have fought two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh in the past. In September, the Republic of Azerbaijan retook Nagorno-Karabakh in a lightning attack, causing most of the 120,000 Armenians to flee to Armenia.
Russia’s ambassador to Armenia recently criticized Regarding the Western policies in the region, he stated that the American policy in the Caucasus region is to fight against Iran and Russia. Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia welcomes the joint initiative of Baku and Yerevan to normalize relations and sign a peace agreement.” He said: “The joint statement issued by Baku and Yerevan shows new ways. opens for proximity. The time of signing the peace treaty is determined by the parties themselves. We, in turn, are ready to help our partners reach a fair agreement.”
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