Protest against UN building in Yerevan demanding release of Armenian  prisoners in Azerbaijani jails

ArmInfo. A rally is taking place in front of the UN building in Yerevan demanding the release of  Armenian prisoners detained in Azerbaijan. The rally was organized by the ARF Dashnaktsutyun party.  

The participants of the rally timed  the event to coincide with the upcoming COP-29 summit in Baku. As  former Artsakh parliament member Metaxia Hakobyan noted in her  speech, this is already the second rally taking place before the  upcoming event in the capital of Azerbaijan. The goal of the rally is  to shed light on the situation in Baku's prisons and to urge the  Armenian authorities to prioritize the return of prisoners.  "The  Prime Minister called on the prisoners to be patient for two months,  but four years have passed since that day, and the issue still  remains unresolved," Hakobyan said, adding that the authorities must  keep the prisoners' relatives informed and take all necessary steps  to ensure their return.  In turn, Ara Nakhshkaryan, a representative  of ARF party, in a conversation with journalists, cautioned against  harboring any illusions about Azerbaijan.

According to him, Baku plans to keep detaining Armenian prisoners of  war. "This is why we are here today to remind the world that  Azerbaijan is not a reliable partner for a reconciliation agreement.  I personally do not believe that Baku will release all of our  compatriots, although I do not rule out that one or two civilians may  be handed over to Armenia, to pull the wool over our eyes once  again," the protester noted.