By Emilio Luciano Cricchio
Eight Armenian POWs have returned from Azerbaijan. This was announced by Vahan Hunanyan, the spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.
The agreement was struck as a result of a long-distance meeting on February 4, between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Council Charles Michel.
The number of prisoners returned from Azerbaijan since the end of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, as of February 7, has now reached 147.
The names of the POWs who were returned was also published –
Sargis Tarzyan
Vardges Balayan
Armen Petrosyan
Artur Babayan
Hmayak Sargsyan
Gurgen Galoyan
Grigor Kyureghyan
Vagharshak Maloyan