Government of Armenia Issues Statement

Today, on July 3, 15 Armenian prisoners of war captured by Azerbaijan have returned to Armenia with the mediation of the Russian side. As a gesture of goodwill, the Armenian side has handed over to Azerbaijan maps of the minefields in the Fizuli and Zangelan regions.

The names of the 15 Armenian prisoners returning to their homeland are as follows:

• Volodya Vachaghani Hakobyan - Shirak Province
• Georg Nairi Asatryan - Shirak Province
• Gor Vahram Gasparyan - Shirak Province
• Sisak Grisha Yengoyan - Shirak Province
• Yuri Tigran Karapetyan - Shirak Province
• Edgar Vachaghani Mahtesyan - Shirak Province
• Aram Garnik Minasyan - Shirak Province
• Mkrtich Simon Minasyan - Shirak Province
• Albert Kamo Petrosyan - Shirak Province
• Armen Eghiazari Poghosyan - Shirak Province
• Romik Misaki Sedrakyan - Shirak Province
• Kamo Karen Sefilyan - Shirak Province
• Yegish Hovhannes Aslanyan - Shirak Province
• Grigor Gevorgi Gevorgyan - Shirak Province
• Andranik Tigran Manukyan - Shirak Province

The Government of Armenia expresses gratitude to the Russian Federation for its mediating role.