The Armenian government is working for the repatriation of Armenian hostages held unlawfully in Azerbaijan daily, and this topic is raised in every conversation. During the parliament-Cabinet Q&A session, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan responded to a question from MP Artsvik Minasyan of the "Armenia" faction.

Minasyan reportedly mentioned that they started a conversation about the POWs and invited Prime Minister Pashinyan, but he did not show up.

“First, let me bring the freshest example when our government raised the issue at the International Court of Justice. I think that the court made a very important record. Of course, the court did not demand the immediate release of prisoners of war, hostages, or other detainees for one reason only - the absence of any expression of purely racial discrimination, but on the other hand, stated that those captured during hostilities should be repatriated under international law. As for the rest, we do daily work through diplomacy, the issue is discussed in all negotiations, we make all efforts,” Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister reminded that talks are planned for the near future, meaning the scheduled meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Brussels on December 15. In response to the opposition's proposal, he offered to meet behind closed doors after December 15 to clarify all the issues.