EU's Michel says Armenia, Azerbaijan agreed on release of 'further detainees'
European Council President Charles Michel said there was “an understanding” between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders that “further detainees” would be released in the text few weeks.
Michel hosted a trilateral meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels on Sunday.
“On humanitarian issues, there has been an understanding that further detainees would be released in the coming weeks,” he said in his press remarks after the talks.
“I also stressed the need to safeguard the mutual understanding that soldiers who have simply got lost and crossed to the other side would continue to be released through a speedy procedure. We also discussed the importance of stepping up work on addressing the fate of missing persons and on demining,” Michel added.
Another meeting between Pashinyan and Aliyev has been scheduled for 1 June in Moldova, also involving French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.