The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova touched upon the issue of Artsakh during a regular press conference, answering the question of "Lurer" about the process of resolving the issue of the exchange of prisoners.
The journalist reminded that during the first press conference in 2021, Sergey Lavrov, referring to the issue, said that the issue is in the center of his and Russian President Vladimir Putin's attention. Zakharva answered: "According to the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020, as well as the agreements reached at the January summit, work is underway on the issue of the return of prisoners and other detainees.
Russia is providing assistance through its peacekeeping forces. The Russian President and Foreign Minister stressed that the most realistic solution to the problem is to exchange prisoners on a "all-for-all" basis.
