Number of Dutch Parliament members have called on the government not to send a delegation to Baku for EURO-2020, the Federation of Armenian Organizations of the Netherlands reported. According to the motion submitted on 22 June by Gert-Jan Segers (Christian Union faction) and Tom van der Lee (Left Green faction), the government is advised not to send an official delegation to Baku for EURO-2020 Football Championship, in case Dutch national team reaches quarter finals.
The MPs cite Azerbaijan’s failure to return the Armenian prisoners of war after the 44-day war and the opening of the “Trophy park” in Baku, which, among other things, displays the helmets of fallen Armenian soldiers.
To remind, following extensive discussions in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch parliament on Wednesday, the parliament overwhelmingly passed a resolution at a plenary session, demanding the immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian captives being held in Azerbaijan.A total of 147 Dutch lawmakers backed the resolution and just three voted against, the Armenian Embassy in the Netherlands reported.