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    Emil Lazarian
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Ombudsman Tatoyan passed reports about tortures of Armenian prisoners by Azerbaijan to His Holiness Pope Francis

Panorama, Armenia
Oct 7 2021
SOCIETY 19:22 07/10/2021 REGION

Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has published photos on his Facebook from the meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis. The photos show Tatoyan handing reports to Pope Francis which had documented the tortures and inhuman treatment of Armenian captives inAzerbaijan.   

In the Ombudsman's words, before the meeting, the Protocol Service of the Holy See had notified that no dialogue is usually held with the Pope during the handshaking ceremony, and there is a possibility to greet the Pope within 1-2 minutes. 

"When His Holiness approached me, the Catholicos of All Armenians introduced me to him and said I had a special message for him. At that moment, I first expressed my gratitude to the Pope for his appeals to cease the military attacks launched by Azerbaijan against Artsakh and on the return of Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan," Tatoyan wrote. 

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS