Canadian FM Mélanie Joly calls for the return of Armenian civilians to their ancestral lands

In a letter addressed to the ANCC – amidst the ongoing sham trials of Armenian POWs and former Artsakh leaders in Baku – Minister Mélanie Joly strongly denounces Azerbaijan’s aggressive rhetoric and calls for:

• The unconditional release of all Armenian prisoners of war and arbitrarily detained ethnic Armenians in Azerbaijan;

• The respect for Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity;

• The safe and dignified return of Armenian civilians to their ancestral lands and cooperation on demining;

• The preservation of Armenian cultural heritage; and

• The resolution of the Artsakh issue through the OSCE Minsk process, in line with the Helsinki principles and the need for a just and durable peace in the South Caucasus.