US Department of State welcomes release of 10 Armenian servicemen by Azerbaijan

The US Department of State has welcomed the news of the release of ten Armenian servicemen after the negotiations between President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Spokesman for the US Department of State Ned Price said on Twitter.

"We welcome Azerbaijan's release of 10 Armenian detainees on December 19 with EU support," he tweeted.

The extradited persons were detained by the Azerbaijni side on November 16, 2021, while preventing a provocation of the Armenian Armed Forces in the direction of Kalbajar.