ArmInfo. Azerbaijan does not return the captured Armenians in order to use them as a lever of pressure on Armenia so that the government makes decisions contrary to the interests of the RA, including under the influence of internal pressure. On January 10, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a press conference.
According to the prime minister, currently the search for the missing persons, as well as the bodies, is underway. After September 13, as Pashinyan recalled, 17 prisoners of war were returned to Armenia, efforts in this direction continue.
According to Pashinyan, contrary to the statement of November 9, 2020, Azerbaijan does not return the prisoners, using them, among other things, as a lever of pressure on Armenia so that the Armenian government, including under the influence of internal pressure, makes decisions that do not correspond to the interests of Armenia. <But we will continue our efforts. Are these efforts enough? In our assessment, until the prisoners are returned, these efforts are not enough. Therefore, we need to find other ways to solve this problem>, he said, stressing that today about 200 people are still consider missing as a result of the 44- day war.