Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry: We appreciate the support of the Government of Georgia for the implementation of this humanitarian act

We appreciate the support of the Government of Georgia under the leadership of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili for the implementation of this humanitarian act, - reads a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The official statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan states that according to the agreement reached on June 12, 2021, 15 Armenian citizens were handed over to the Armenian side on the Azerbaijani-Georgia border, with the involvement of a representative of Georgia, in exchange for the transfer of 97,000 anti-tank and anti-mine maps to Azerbaijan.

"We appreciate the support of the Georgian government headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili for the implementation of this humanitarian action. At the same time, we especially note the mediating role, first of all, of the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker, President of the European Council Charles Michel and the Swedish Chairmanship of the OSCE for their contribution to the process. Obtaining mine maps will save the lives and health of tens of thousands of our citizens, including demining workers, and accelerate the reconstruction projects initiated by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, in Agdam and the return of IDPs," reads the statement said. https://mfa.gov.az/en/news/7396/view