Lemkin Institute urges US President to secure release of Armenian  hostages 

ArmInfo.  As the Christmas holiday approaches, the Lemkin Institute strongly urges  U.S. President Donald Trump to take measures to secure the immediate  release of Armenian prisoners being held illegally by Azerbaijan, as  noted in stated issued by the Institute on X.

" These hostages have been all but abandoned by the outside world,  despite the fact that they are being held by a state that has fought  three genocidal wars against Armenians in the past five years. Their  release would constitute a major humanitarian and geopolitical  victory for the President and would strengthen his efforts to secure  long-term peace in the South Caucasus and the Middle East. As  President Trump seeks to project U.S. strength globally, a successful  effort to release Armenian Christian hostages from Azerbaijan would  establish his authority over not only Azerbaijan, but also Israel and  Turkiye, two U.S. allies that have made a habit of wagging the dog,  no matter how illegal, immoral, or contrary to long-term U.S.  national security interests their policies are," the Institute  stated.

The document notes that supporting and securing the return of all the  Armenian hostages will underscore President Trump's stated mission of  bringing peace to the region and will buttress US strength from the  Mediterranean to the Pacific. " While President Trump has repeatedly  emphasized his role in promoting stability and preventing further  conflict, this mission remains weak as long as an unknown number of  Armenian POWs continue to be held in Azerbaijan. Armenian Apostolic  Christians celebrate Christmas on January 6. We urge the U.S.  President to bring the hostages home to their families before then,"  the Lemkin Institute statement reads.