The US has previously advocated the release of Dilgam Asgarov and Shahbaz Guliyev, taken hostage in the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, the spokesperson for the US Department of State, Jen Psaki said, commenting on a question regarding the remarks made by the US Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, who during a visit to Baku urged the relevant authorities to make a humanitarian gesture concerning the Azerbaijani hostages.
"We’ve previously advocated through Ambassador James Warlick and others the release of these two prisoners to the Government of Azerbaijan," Trend cited Psaki.
