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Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan has attended a meeting with British MPs organised by the Armenian National Committee of the UK. Following the meeting,  British MP Tim Loughton wrote to the government to press them on the urgent plight of Armenian POWs. In his written question to the government Tim Loughton asked what representations the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has made to Azerbaijan in respect of treatment and continued detention of Armenian PoWs and civilians during the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. 

"The UK government is deeply concerned by all allegations that prisoners of war have been subjected to cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment. During my recent visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan, I urged both parties to ensure thorough investigations into all allegations, and welcomed those Azerbaijani investigations already underway. I also underlined the importance of returning all prisoners of war and urged both parties to work closely with the ICRC to expedite the returns where relevant. I also encouraged both sides to abide by the 10 November trilateral peace deal and settle all outstanding matters through talks under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group. The UK Government welcomes the most recent exchange of prisoners of war on 10 February," the response issued on behalf the UK Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas Wendy Martin said.