13 April 2021
The Armenian Church in the UK has called upon Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners of war (PoWs) who remain captive following the autumn 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Church issued a statement signed by Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in the UK and Ireland, condemning the continued imprisonment of PoWs.
Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in the UK and Ireland, signed the statement calling for Azerbaijan to release all Armenian prisoners of war
The statement argues that Azerbaijan has failed to comply with the trilateral peace agreement, signed on 9 November 2020 by Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia, which stipulated that both sides must “exchange prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons”.