Armenia has not yet decided on participation in COP29 in Azerbaijan – Kostanyan

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YEREVAN, November 11. /ARKA/. Armenia has not yet decided on its participation in the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, said Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia./pp

The UN Climate Change Summit COP-29 is being held in Baku from November 11 to 22. Armenia received an invitation to the summit several months ago./pp

Once a decision is made, we will inform you accordingly,” Kostanyan told reporters on Monday./pp

He stated that the calls by high-ranking European officials for the release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku, made on the eve of COP29, highlight the importance of resolving the issue of prisoners./pp

We are also working in this direction so that all Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees eventually return to Armenia, emphasized the deputy minister./pp

Azerbaijan officially confirms holding only 33 Armenian prisoners of war and civilians, but human rights activists in Armenia claim there are an additional 80 Armenian prisoners./pp

Former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former Presidents of the Republic Bako Sahakyan, Arkady Ghukasyan, Arayik Harutyunyan, former Speaker of Parliament David Ishkhanyan, former Foreign Minister and former Assistant to the President David Babayan, former Commander of the Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan, and former Deputy Commander of the Defense Army of Artsakh David Manukyan are under arrest in Azerbaijan. -0-/p