 On December 13, 2023, a mutual handover of servicemen took place at the section of the Azerbaijan-Armenia border passing through the Ghazakh district. No incidents were recorded during the process, according to the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons. Two servicemen of Azerbaijan-Khuzian akhund of an action Babarov were released by Armenia during the process. The Azerbaijani side handed over 32 persons of Armenian origin to the opposite side, after the health conditions of the Armenian servicemen detained on the Azerbaijani side were checked by the International Committee of the Red Cross and deemed satisfactory. They were handed over according to the relevant agreement. It should be noted that on December 7, following the talks between the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, an agreement was reached on taking tangible steps towards building confidence between the two countries. Driven by the values of humanism and as a gesture of goodwill, the Republic of Azerbaijan released 32 Armenian servicemembers. In its turn, driven by the values of humanism and as a gesture of goodwill, the Republic of Armenia released two Azerbaijani military servicemen.