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French MPs Call for Release of Armenian Prisoners and Condemn Ethnic Cleansing in Artsakh

July 29,2025 17:03

On July 22, 2025, Members of the French National Assembly Laurent Wauquiez and Alexandra Martin submitted a draft resolution to the Committee on European Affairs, aiming to support Armenia’s efforts to establish peace with Azerbaijan and to call on Azerbaijan to release all Armenian prisoners held there.

The members of parliament expressed their deep concern regarding the forced displacement of the Armenian population of Artsakh from their ancestral homeland, ethnic cleansing, political prisoners, and all Armenian prisoners. In the draft resolution, the parliamentarians recall that respect for the right of peoples to self-determination must also apply to the Armenian population of Artsakh. Furthermore, it highlights Azerbaijan’s strategy of ongoing extermination of the Armenian population in all territories under its control, which also involves the systematic destruction of historical, cultural, and religious heritage.

The document calls on the international community to demand that Azerbaijan ensure the realization of the Armenian population’s right to return to Artsakh under conditions that guarantee their security. It also appeals to the French government and the European Union to demand the immediate release of all Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan, urging that any future cooperation be conditioned on respect for human rights.

The Human Rights Union of Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees highly values the active steps taken by members of the French National Assembly aimed at guaranteeing the right of safe return of forcibly displaced Armenians from Artsakh, restoring their violated rights, and the release of all Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan.

Human Rights Union of Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees

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