ArmInfo. Armenia has always been committed to humanitarian actions, but they should not encourage crime. On May 21, during a briefing in Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan stated this, commenting on the offers of exchanging prisoners on "all for all" principle.
The representative of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reminded that the authorities of Artsakh had already commented on this issue. "As for the position of Armenia, we are committed to humanitarian action, but these actions should not encourage crime and impunity. Killing an under-age person is a particularly serious crime. The principle" all for all "is not an option, as it can stimulate further violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. Unpunished hate crimes provoke new crimes of a similar nature, especially since there is reason to believe that the criminals will be heroized. We have already witnessed heroization of such a criminal He was proclaimed a hero for killing an Armenian. We have to stop these actions ", Nagdadyan stressed.
Touching upon the agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU and the possible inclusion of an item on Nagorno-Karabakh, the representative of the Armenian Foreign Ministry recalled that Armenia is a third party and is not informed about the details of the agreement. However, she expressed the hope that the international partners of Armenia, who are well informed about Yerevan's position on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, will adhere to previous commitments.