Karabakh to free Azeri POWs soon – Russian mediator

Arminfo
3 May 05

Yerevan, 3 May: The [three] Azerbaijani POWs can be released in
the near future. The Russian co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group,
which deals with a negotiated settlement of the Nagornyy Karabakh
conflict, Yuriy Merzlyakov, has told our correspondent that the
personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office is dealing
with this issue in person.

“According to him, an agreement on exchanging prisoners may be reached
in the near future,” Merzlyakov said.

The three Azerbaijani soldiers – Ruslan Bakirov, Xayal Abdullayev
and Hikmat Tagiyev – have been taken hostage by the Karabakh
side. Stepanakert explains this by the need for an investigation.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress