Paris mayor calls for release of Armenian political prisoners held in Azerbaijan
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has called for the release of 55 Armenian political prisoners held by Azerbaijan, Franck Papazian, co-chair of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF), said on Sunday.
"With Anne Hidalgo we called for the release of the 55 Armenian political prisoners held by Azerbaijan," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter), thanking former ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, French politicians Xavier Bertrand and François-Xavier Bellamy, a member of the European Parliament, for their support.
Papazian also posted photos of the meeting with the Paris mayor.
Avec @Anne_Hidalgo nous avons demandé la libération des 55 #prisonniers politiques #arméniens détenus par l’Azerbaïdjan. Merci à Luis Moreno Ocampo, @xavierbertrand @fxbellamy pour leur soutien ! pic.twitter.com/n28F6oFqPr
— PAPAZIAN (@FranckPapazian) November 12, 2023