Addressing the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan spoke about the violations of the ceasefire by Azerbaijan, the holding some dozens citizens of Armenia in captivity and torturing them, and the aggressive statements against Armenia and the Armenian people. ARMENPRESS reports the Armenian PM said that incidents take place almost every day, the aim of which is to delegitimize the peace agenda, and not only to deepen the atmosphere of hostility, but also to make it more systematic.
‘’The ceasefire violations, the aggressive and insulting statements addressed to Armenia and the Armenian people continuously escalate the situation’’, Pashinyan said.
According to the PM, the fact that contrary to Article 8 of the November 9 statement, Azerbaijan not only still holds several dozen citizens of the Republic of Armenia in captivity, but also sentenced many of them to 6 to 20 years imprisonment on trumped-up charges is and action against peace. ‘’In addition, there are citizens whose captivity has not yet been confirmed by Azerbaijan, although there is clear evidence that they are being held captive. This becomes even more unacceptable against the ba...
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