Armenia: Prisoners of War

(asked on 19th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to the Azeri Government on the release of Armenian Prisoners of War captured in Armenian territory.


Answered by
Leo Docherty Portrait
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
This question was answered on 9th January 2023

The UK Government continues to encourage both parties to the conflict to return prisoners of war and the remains of the deceased. We welcomed the most recent return of prisoners of war in November and return of remains of the deceased in December. I spoke to Armenian FM Mirzoyan on 15 September, Azerbaijani FM Bayramov on 17 September and met the Azerbaijani and Armenian Ambassadors on 9 November and 12 December respectively. In all these engagements, I urged both parties to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict and reinforced that diplomacy remains the only way to secure stability and peace in the region.

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