“The United States welcomes the release of 15 detained Armenians by Azerbaijan.

We thank the Georgian government for its key role in facilitating discussions between the two sides, ”reads a Twitter post.

It is noted that such steps contribute to bringing people in the region closer to the "peaceful future they deserve."

Earlier, Azerbaijan stated that it had transferred 15 prisoners of war to Armenia.

The fact of the return of the Armenian military has been confirmed in Armenia.