On 12 January, on the initiative of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, a trilateral meeting was held with the participation of the RA Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev, and the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov. The Public Relations Department of the RA Prosecutor’s Office reported.

“The meeting was aimed to discuss further contacts in the international legal sphere, the necessary conditions, as well as several current issues.

In this context, as a guarantee of international legal cooperation, Artur Davtyan raised the need to implement the 8th point of the trilateral statement on the ceasefire signed on 9 November, 2020 as soon as possible, to return Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees to Armenia, and before that the issue of guaranteeing life and health, and ensuring their other rights.

The RA Prosecutor General stressed that the return of prisoners of war and civilians will be a possible guarantee for the fulfillment of the other agreements reached in the tripartite statement and for the strengthening of peace in the region.

In this sense, Artur Davtyan also raised the issue of keeping the region free from international terrorism and the common struggle against it.

During the meeting, agreements were reached on continuing the discussions on the above-mentioned issues, as well as on other legal issues.”