Politics
Ararat Mirzoyan met with EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar (video)
On October 2, RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who is in Geneva on a working visit, met with Toivo Klaar, the EU's special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized the imperative of eliminating the consequences of Azerbaijan's recent aggression against the Republic of Armenia, the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani armed forces from the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia, the immediate release of the Armenian prisoners of war illegally held in Azerbaijan, and the preservation of the cease-fire regime.
Minister Mirzoyan strongly condemned the gross violations of international law and war crimes committed by the armed forces of Azerbaijan, in particular, the deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, the inhumane torture and extrajudicial killings of Armenian prisoners of war, and stressed that the culprits should be held adequately accountable, including: by applying sanctions.
During the meeting, the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem were discussed.
