YEREVAN. – Resolving the issue of [Armenian] captives [in Azerbaijan] is a matter of time. It's just that the leadership of Azerbaijan sees that it can hurt us, hurt me personally, hurt our people with this issue. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia stated this at Friday’s meeting with the ruling Civil Contract Party supporters at Ajapnyak district of Yerevan.

"Yes, it is [the Azerbaijani leadership] exacting revenge. But the international community has recorded that our captives will return. They [the Azerbaijani authorities] want to have a concrete impact on the [Armenian June 20 snap parliamentary] election results. They have a paper on the table as to who will garner what percentage in these elections," Pashinyan added.