Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, by telephone today, discussed security issues in the South Caucasus, normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The two, according to a statement released by Mirzoyan’s office, emphasized the need for the urgent release of Armenian POWs and other detainees held by Azerbaijan.