Moscow stands for the exchange of prisoners between the Armenian and  Azerbaijani sides on the principle of "all for all"

ArmInfo.On the issue of exchange of prisoners between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides, Moscow advocates an exchange on the principle of "all for all," Russian  Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin told reporters on April 3.

"The work, of course, must be completed. The Russian Federation is  actively involved in this process.  Helping to ensure that, in the  end, the principle that we talked about initially -" all for all,  "the ambassador noted.

The armed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and  Azerbaijan escalated sharply on September 27, 2020, when Azerbaijani  forces launched a large-scale offensive. The hostilities ended on  November 10 with the signing of a trilateral ceasefire agreement with  the participation of Russia. Among other things, the document  provided for "the exchange of prisoners of war, hostages and other  detained persons and bodies of the dead."

The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war remaining in the power  of the Azerbaijani side remains unclear. By the end of February, the  representation of Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights  petitioned for submissions to the Azerbaijani authorities on 240  allegedly prisoners of war and held civilians. In about 90% of such  cases, according to the representative office, they presented photo  and video materials confirming the fact that this or that person was  in the captivity of the Azerbaijani side.  The Armenian leadership  claims that Azerbaijan has returned 69 prisoners of war and captured  civilians.  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev claims that all  prisoners of war have been returned to the Armenian side, but about  60 more people remain in custody as suspects of terrorism. Human  Rights Watch is unable to verify the claims of both parties regarding  the number of remaining detainees and their status.