The US hopes that Armenia and Azerbaijan will continue taking steps to resolve their outstanding differences. US State Department spokesman Ned Price noted about this on Twitter.

“We welcome reports of Armenian detainees returned home, a positive development for Armenia and Azerbaijan peace process. We hope all remaining detainees return home soon and Azerbaijan and Armenia continue taking steps to build trust and resolve outstanding differences,” Price wrote.

Earlier, Armenian News-NEWS.am reported that on Thursday evening, Azerbaijan returned five Armenian prisoners of war to Armenia.