US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN173

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ARMENIA CONFIRMS RELEASE OF POWS BY AZERBAIJAN

Identifier: 05YEREVAN173
Wikileaks: View 05YEREVAN173 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Yerevan
Created: 2005-02-01 12:52:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PBTS AM AJ OSCE
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 000173 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR/CACEN, EUR/SNEC 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/01/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PBTS, AM, AJ, OSCE 
SUBJECT: ARMENIA CONFIRMS RELEASE OF POWS BY AZERBAIJAN 
 
 
Classified By: DCM A.F. GODFREY for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
(C) Valery Mkrtumian, head of the Armenian MFA's 
International Organization Department confirmed that Azeri 
authorities released four Armenian soldiers on January 27 and 
delivered them to the Armenian border.  Quoting his recent 
conversation with the Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsian, 
Mkrtumian stated that he believed the Azeris released the 
soldiers because the Armenians released two captured soldiers 
within the past month.  He characterized the release by the 
Azeris as "goodwill manifested." Mkrtumian further stated 
that Armenia holds no Azeri prisoners and that he believes 
Azerbaijan currently holds no Armenians. 
EVANS 

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