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Turkish Press: Prisoner swap takes place between Armenia, Azerbaijan

Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Jan 29 2021
Emre Gurkan Abay   | 28.01.2021
Prisoner swap takes place between Armenia, Azerbaijan

MOSCOW

A prisoner swap has taken place between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a Russian military commander said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters, Rustam Muradov, the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Upper Karabakh, said one Azerbaijani and five Armenian prisoners were exchanged according to the terms of the swap.

Relations between the former Soviet republics have been tense since 1991 when the Armenian military occupied Upper Karabakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, internationally recognized as Azerbaijani territory, and seven adjacent regions.

New clashes erupted on Sept. 27, 2020, and during the six-week-long conflict, Azerbaijan liberated several cities and nearly 300 settlements and villages. At least 2,855 of its soldiers were martyred.

There are differing claims about the number of casualties on the Armenian side, which sources and officials say could be as high as 5,000.

The two countries signed a Russian-brokered agreement on Nov. 10 to end the fighting and work toward a comprehensive resolution.

* Writing by Ahmet Gencturk

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS