Armenian MP calls on international partners to press Azerbaijan into  releasing Armenians 

ArmInfo. Armenian MP Taguhi Tovmasyan goes on raising the problem of POWs and civilians being  kept in Azerbaijan.

The posted the following message on her Facebook account:

"During written and oral communications with my international  colleagues, I consistently address the issue of Armenian prisoners. I  remind them that since 2020, Azerbaijan has been capturing Armenian  and Artsakh citizens in various situations. 

"Azerbaijan is blatantly violating both the principles of  international law and assumed international obligations by holding  hundreds of prisoners of war and unlawfully abducted civilians, as  well as military and political leaders from the Republic of Artsakh  in Baku's prisons. In my letters to my international colleagues, I  have emphasized that, for example, the accusations against Vagif  Khachatryan regarding the crimes committed during the first Artsakh  war are entirely baseless. 

"I have asked them to exert pressure on Azerbaijan to release Vagif  Khachatryan and our other compatriots from Baku prisons, enabling  their return to their homeland. I will persist in addressing the  issue of repatriating our captured compatriots until a just and  comprehensive solution is reached. I remind all my colleagues that  until effective sanctions are imposed on Azerbaijan, it will continue  to commit further crimes."