ArmInfo. With the participation of the Russian side, it was possible to return 81 Armenian and 16 Azerbaijani prisoners of war. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin stated this in an interview to Public Television.
"We cannot say that this issue is being ignored, and there is no progress. Initially, our position was - the exchange of "all for all". But, unfortunately, it is not possible to solve this work so quickly, logically and simply, "he said.
According to the Ambassador, the work on the return of the prisoners of war was carried out and will be carried out by surname. "This issue is also the most important for the Russian side in terms of facilitating this process," Kopyrkin noted.