Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians.

House Resolution 240 is a formal statement from the U.S. House of Representatives calling on the government of Azerbaijan to immediately release all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians held following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The resolution also directs the U.S. Department of State to engage diplomatically with Azerbaijani authorities to ensure the safe return of these individuals and to provide proof of their status. While this resolution does not carry the force of law, it serves as an official expression of U.S. foreign policy intent aimed at resolving humanitarian concerns and upholding international human rights standards.