There are still unresolved issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said during a panel discussion at the Yerevan Dialogue forum, recalling that Armenian detainees continue to be held in Baku.

“I cannot say that all issues have been resolved. We have gone through a very bloody conflict, and the wounds are still fresh. Both societies still need genuine reconciliation. The unresolved issues are primarily humanitarian in nature, and we still have detained persons. Nevertheless, the path is very optimistic,” Mirzoyan said, according to Sputnik Armenia.

The Armenian foreign minister also expressed confidence that there is already real peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, noting that there are currently no shootings along the border.

Baku’s court sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison.

Former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan was sentenced to life imprisonment. Former Defense Army commander Levon Mnatsakanyan and former deputy commander Davit Manukyan also received life sentences, as did former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan and former parliament speaker Davit Ishkhanyan. Former Nagorno-Karabakh presidents Arkadi Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan were sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Madat Babayan and Melikset Pashayan received 19-year prison sentences, Garik Martirosyan was sentenced to 18 years, Davit Alahverdyan and Levon Balayan to 16 years, while Erik Ghazaryan, Gurgen Stepanyan and Vasily Beglaryan received 15-year prison terms.