The Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, in an announcement on Thursday called on Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners of war and other captives “without delay.” The PACE Monitoring Committee expressed its concern over the fact that not all persons detained in the context of recent Nagorno Karabakh war have been exchanged. It called on Azerbaijan to ensure that all Armenian detainees are released without delay into the care of the Armenian authorities. “The military hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the developments since the trilateral statement of 9-10 November 2020 are of great importance to the Council of Europe and have been closely followed by the Monitoring Committee. In coordination with other relevant committees, it has heard from representatives of both countries as well as independent experts, and the co-rapporteurs for Armenia and Azerbaijan have regularly made joint statements on the developments taking place,” said the announcement.