Armenia’s Vice Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan stated at the cabinet sitting today that works on clarifying the data of captives are underway.
He said the steps are taken for further exchange of the captives.

“Negotiations are being held with the Azerbaijani side with the involvement of the Red Cross and the Russian side,” Avinyan stressed.

The Vice PM noted that the data on persons captured from Khtsaberd is being clarified, adding that head of the Chief of Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan is in Artsakh.

“Negotiations are being held with the Azerbaijani side, we expect resolution [of the situation],” Avinyan said.

He stressed about some tension in Hin Shen, adding that there is an intermediate communication as of now but the issue is not completely settled.

“But Russian peacekeeping troops have been deployed in the sector and we expect to reach final resolution. Minister of Defense is in Syunik, deployment works of our border troops along our border in Syunik are being carried out,” he stressed.