Azerbaijan Swaps Armenian Detainees for Minefield Maps

Mushvig Mehdiyev

Azerbaijan swapped 15 Armenian detainees for the maps of the areas containing landmines in the country’s liberated Aghdam region. Armenian authorities shared the maps on Saturday after numerous calls from the Azerbaijani government that were left unanswered by Yerevan since last November.

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