"Regarding the return of prisoners of war, Azerbaijan does not have any obligation to release war criminals and representatives of the separatist junta regime," Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aykhan Hajizada said as he commented on the views expressed by the Prime Minister of Armenia against Azerbaijan during his speech at the forum called “Yerevan Dialogue” on 10 September 10, Paralel.Az reports.

He noted that adhering to the principle of humanism, Azerbaijan handed over each of the prisoners of war to Armenia: "However, the mass arrests and persecution of prisoners of war by the Armenian state after they were returned by Azerbaijan caused special astonishment in the context of this state’s “care” for its citizens."