Caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the leader of the "Civil Contract" party’s electoral list for the June 20 snap parliamentary elections, calls the return of the Armenian serviceman, who had appeared in the territory controlled by the Azerbaijani side on June 8, a very positive step.

During the party’s pre-election campaign in Shirak province, Pashinyan has reaffirmed his yesterday’s suggestion to exchange his son with the Armenian POWs held in Azerbaijan.

“You know that yesterday one of our soldiers was disoriented and found himself in the Azerbaijani side. The soldier has been returned at night, and I consider this a very positive step especially in terms of easing the tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the region in general”, he said.

Commenting on his announcement to hand his son over to Azerbaijan for the return of all Armenian captives, Pashinyan stated that he has tasked the respective authorities to officially convey his proposal to the Azerbaijani side.