The National Council of Slovakia called for the immediate release of  all detained persons and for the access of international humanitarian  organizations to Artsakh.

ArmInfo.The National Council of the Slovak Republic has unanimously adopted a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh.

As the press service of the Armenian Embassy in Austria informed  ArmInfo, the resolution initiated by the chairman of the Foreign  Relations Committee, Marian Kery (SMER - SD Party), was supported by  120 deputies, with no abstention or opposition.

The resolution strongly condemns the killing of civilians, the  destruction of civilian infrastructure, cultural and religious  monuments and structures, and expresses concern about the military  involvement of third countries in the conflict and their  destabilizing role. It is emphasized that the achievement of  long-term peace and the process of determining the future legal  status of Nagorno-Karabakh should be carried out under the auspices  of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. It is deeply concerned that  prisoners of war and other forcibly detained persons, including  civilians, have not been released in accordance with international  humanitarian law, in particular the provisions of the Geneva  Convention of 1949 (III).

The resolution calls on the Government of the Slovak Republic, the  European Union and international organizations to ensure that all  allegations of war crimes, including the use of cluster munitions,  are properly investigated, that all prisoners of war and civilians  are immediately released, and that international humanitarian  organizations are granted access to Nagorno-Karabakh without  restrictions.

The Armenian Embassy also recalled that this is the second resolution  adopted by the Slovak Parliament on the last 44-day war unleashed by  Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh. The first resolution was adopted  on October 22, 2020 and dealt with the ongoing conflict in  Nagorno-Karabakh.