The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Calls on Baku to Release All Armenian Prisoners

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution regarding the fulfillment of commitments and obligations undertaken by Armenia. Among other issues, the resolution calls on Azerbaijan to release all Armenian prisoners illegally detained in Nagorno-Karabakh.

It is noted that in September 2023, Azerbaijani armed forces invaded the part of Nagorno-Karabakh under the protection of Russian peacekeeping forces. Fearing the consequences, the overwhelming majority of the population fled to Armenia within a few days.

The Assembly refers to the resolution on the "Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh" and its related advisory, expressing deep regret that nearly the entire Armenian population of the region, over 100,600 individuals, has been forced to leave their ancestral homeland and seek refuge in Armenia. The resolution calls on Azerbaijan to release all detained representatives in Nagorno-Karabakh as well as all Armenian prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan.