Azerbaijan releases four Armenian prisoners in sign of deepening peace

FILE PHOTO: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

TBILISI/BAKU, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan has ‌released four Armenian prisoners arrested during wars between the two countries in 2020 ‌and 2023, Armenia said on Wednesday, in a further sign of normalising ‌ties between the long-standing foes.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on the Telegram messaging app that all four men were in satisfactory health and were headed for the capital Yerevan after being released by Azerbaijani ‍authorities at the Khakari Bridge.