On February 25 in Geneva on the sidelines of the session of the UN Human Rights Council Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
The interlocutors discussed the challenges the international human rights system is facing, regional developments and issues of cooperation between Armenia and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Foreign Minister Mirzoyan presented the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, outlining the approaches of Armenia on its several components and the constructive proposals put forward.
In the context of the comprehensive settlement, Minister Mirzoyan highlighted the importance of addressing humanitarian issues, including the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages illegally detained in Azerbaijan.
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Speaking about the efforts to advance reconciliation, the Foreign Minister of Armenia emphasized that the findings of the two missions dispatched to Armenia last year by the High Commissioner’s Office to gather information on the situation of forcibly displaced Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh could serve as a significant contribution.
During the meeting, Ararat Mirzoyan and Volker Türk also exchanged views on the security situation in the South Caucasus.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia