Ararat Mirzoyan, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights discuss the  situation with Armenian prisoners illegally detained in Baku

ArmInfo.On the sidelines of the  UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Armenian Foreign  Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.

The interlocutors discussed the challenges facing  the international human rights system, regional developments and  issues of cooperation between Armenia and the Office of the UN High  Commissioner for Human Rights.  Foreign Minister Mirzoyan presented  the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and  Azerbaijan, outlining Armenia's approaches on its several components  and the constructive proposals put forward.

In the context of the comprehensive settlement, Minister Mirzoyan  highlighted the importance of addressing humanitarian issues,  including the release of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians  hostages illegally detained in Azerbaijan. Speaking about efforts to  advance reconciliation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry emphasized that  the findings of the two missions dispatched to Armenia last year by  the  High Commissioner's Office to gather information on the  situation of forcibly displaced Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh could  serve as an important contribution. According to the press service of  the Foreign Ministry, during the meeting, Ararat Mirzoyan and Volker  Turk also exchanged views on the security situation in the South  Caucasus.