Opposition urges parliament majority to join statement on Armenian prisoners
The opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem factions in the Armenian parliament have initiated a special sitting on the issue of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and hostages illegally held in Azerbaijan.
They seek the adoption of a statement calling for the release of Armenian prisoners at the parliamentary hearing scheduled to be held later on Tuesday.
Hayastan MP Artsvik Minasyan called on the pro-government majority in the parliament to back the statement condemning Azerbaijan’s inhumane action.
“This provides a good opportunity for Armenia’s highest representative body to urge the international community to help release all Armenian prisoners on the sidelines of COP29 being held in Baku,” he announced.
The parliament speaker approved the agenda of today’s session and Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan started reporting on the 2025 draft state budget.