Azerbaijan unveils list of 32 Armenians to be released

A list of 32 Armenians who will be released by Azerbaijan has been published.

APA provides the list:

Persons arrested during anti-terrorist measures carried out on December 13-14, 2020 in the direction of Hadrut: (26 people)

1. Avakyan Hrach Arzumanovich
2. Serbyan Gegham Samvelovich
3. Hovhannisyan Haykaz Koryunovich
4. Tosunyan Levon Ashotovich
5. Bagdasaryan Artur Eduardovich
6. Stepanyan David Stepanovich
7. Herabyan Grachevich
8. Mikael Andranik Vazgenovich
9. Avakyan Serop Surenovich
10. Kostanyan Narek Aghaovich
11. Harutyunyan Varazdat Sereevich
12. Martoyan Manuk Hovesovich
13. Vardanyan Arsen Araikovich
14. Dilanyan Arman Vazgenovich
15. Tadevosyan Hrayr Vardanovich
16. Bakhrikyan Vakhagan Edikovich
17. Aramyan Karen Armenovich
18. Sukiasyan Andranik Srapovich
19. Martirosyan Gevorg Samvelovich
20. Kirakosyan Eduard Armeni
21. Gevorkyan Robert Khovikovich
22. Yeghiazaryan Sasun Seyranovich
23. Hakobyan Volya Gagikovich
24. Avakyan Tigran Manikovich
25. Saghatelyan Grigor Seiranovich
26. Avetisyan Vagharshak Ashotovich

 Persons detained at different times on the border of Azerbaijan with Armenia, as well as at the Lachin border checkpoint: (6 people)

1. Rafael Vladimir Otari
2. Sargsyan Ishkhan Ashoti
3. Ovagimyan Harutyun Yurikovich
4. Kazaryan Karen Ashotovich
5. Voskanyan Gagik Ashoti
6. Euljekjian Viken Abraham

Total: 32 people

To recap, following negotiations between the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration and the Office of the Armenian Prime Minister, guided by principles of humanism and as a goodwill gesture between the two nations, an agreement has been reached to release 32 individuals of Armenian origin by Azerbaijan and two Azerbaijani servicemen by Armenia.

The 32 individuals destined for return to Armenia, 26 of whom were arrested during anti-terror measures in the Hadrut direction in December 2020, with the remaining six detained at the border on different occasions, have already served the majority of their sentences.

Crucially, the released individuals do not and cannot include leaders of the so-called regime who committed war crimes and outrage on humanity against the Azerbaijani people, such as Arayik Harutyunyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Ruben Vardanyan, as well as Vagif Khachaturyan and Alyosha Khosrovyan.

The agreement has been reached through direct negotiations between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia with no involvement of the third country. This is further evidence that Azerbaijan and Armenia can forge the peace process ahead without mediators.