@staticmethod
def to_primitive():
    """Return an A-RELEASE (response) primitive from the current PDU.

        Returns
        -------
        pdu_primitives.A_RELEASE
            The primitive representation of the current PDU.
        """
    from pynetdicom.pdu_primitives import A_RELEASE
    primitive = A_RELEASE()
    primitive.result = 'affirmative'
    return primitive
