Tuesday, May 4 2021 10:28

ArmInfo. Argentine politicians, scientists, human rights defenders, journalists, cultural workers and various non-governmental organizations issued a statement in which  they called on Azerbaijan to speed up the process of returning  Armenian prisoners of war to their homeland.

As reported by the press service of the Armenian Embassy in  Argentina, more than 100 individuals and organizations signed up for  the application.  In particular, the statement reads: "We, the  undersigned organizations, institutions and individuals, express our  solidarity with the struggle of the Armenian community of Argentina  and join the demand for the immediate release and repatriation of  Armenian prisoners of war held by the Azerbaijani government.

The behavior of the Azerbaijani authorities violates the 8th  paragraph of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020, signed by  Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of the Russian  Federation Vladimir Putin and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,  which provides for the exchange of prisoners of war, hostages, other  detainees and bodies, and this is in its turn is a violation of  international humanitarian law.

The governments of Armenia and Artsakh, the highest authorities of  Russia, UN human rights experts, the European Court of Human Rights,  the UN Secretary General and statesmen and MPs from dozens of  countries on five continents expressed their opinion on the immediate  release of all Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku. This  commitment is not only an integral part of the ceasefire, but also a  necessary means of defusing tensions in order to mitigate the tragic  consequences of war. "

To note, despite the undertaken obligations, Azerbaijan has been  keeping several hundred Armenian prisoners of war and civilians for 6  months, refusing to return them under various pretexts. Moreover,  Baku cynically declares that it returned to the Armenian side all  prisoners and prisoners of war, and the rest are "terrorists".  Yesterday, the RA representatives at the ECHR reported that the  Azerbaijani military tortured and then killed 19 Armenian military  and civilians, including 4 women.