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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met on February 27 with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the parties discussed issues related to cooperation within the framework of the UN Human Rights Protection System.
The interlocutors referred to the process of democratic reforms in Armenia, the steps and achievements of the Armenian government in the direction of protecting human rights and strengthening the rule of law.
Issues of the international and regional agenda were discussed.
Ararat Mirzoyan noted that during the 44-day war of 2020 and during the aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia in May, November 2021 and September 2022, gross violations of human rights by the armed forces of Azerbaijan were recorded, emphasizing in this regard the clear actions of the international relevant structures, as well as the implementation of the decision of the International Court of Justice. Minister Mirzoyan emphasized the imperative of immediate repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians illegally held in Azerbaijan, noting that Azerbaijan clearly violates not only the provisions of the tripartite declaration signed by itself on November 9, 2020 but also the norms of international humanitarian law.
Referring to the humanitarian challenges facing the 120,000 people of Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the blocking of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, the Foreign Minister of Armenia emphasized the importance of the intervention of relevant UN bodies and ensuring humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Minister Mirzoyan also presented the efforts of the Armenian side towards the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.