ArmInfo.In a couple of hours, the European Parliament will start discussions on the issue of the immediate release and return to their homeland of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan.
According to the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy, the discussion "The fate of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan" was initiated by the head of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group, member of the European Parliament Lukas Furlas.
Speakers will be Lukas Furlas, Head of the Delegation for Relations with the South Caucasus in the European Parliament Marina Kaljurand, RA Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan and Executive Director of the European Office < Ai dat> Egine Evinyan.
"Five months after the signing of the declaration of a ceasefire in connection with the war in Nagorno-Karabakh / Artsakh, the problem of Armenian prisoners and prisoners of war in Azerbaijan remains one of the most urgent and important humanitarian problems, exacerbating the suffering of all those affected. The virtual conference will be devoted to the discussion of the problem of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan from the legal, humanitarian and political points of view, " the report says.