Question 8121 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Philippe Schreck draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the worrying situation of twenty-three Armenian prisoners of war, captured and still detained illegally and arbitrarily by the Azerbaijani army. Among them, after mock trials, seven of them were sentenced to heavy sentences. Recently, sixteen others were expected to appear and answer to unproven accusations of " terrorism”, “separatism”, “war crimes”, “crimes against humanity” or “crimes against Azerbaijan”, “slavery”, “forced disappearance of people”… Among them are eight former senior leaders of the former Republic of Artsakh. Already questioned by several parliamentarians, the minister laconically responded that he pays “particular attention to the concerns expressed by organizations defending human rights regarding the fairness of trials and the treatment of the accused” and “repeatedly reminded the Azerbaijani government of its international obligations to respect fundamental rights and will continue to do so. » He also expressed pious wishes regarding their “fair trial” or their “conditions of detention” as well as “the outcome of the negotiation of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Apart from these good attentions and intentions, the MP asks him what concrete actions have been carried out and what are those envisaged in order to obtain the release of these political and war prisoners suffering the same fate as Boualem Sansal who, for his part, should have been able to count on the effectiveness of consular protection.

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1. 1 July 2025

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2. 21 October 2025

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   Le ministère de l'Europe et des affaires étrangères continue de suivre attentivement les procès d'Arméniens du Haut-Karabagh qui ont débuté le 17 janvier 2025 au tribunal militaire de Bakou. Ces procès touchent à la question bien plus vaste de l'instauration d'une paix juste et durable entre l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan. A cet égard, la France a salué l'annonce, le 8 août à Washington sous l'égide du président Trump, d'un accord entre le président Aliev et le Premier ministre Pachinian en vue de la normalisation des relations entre l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan. Les résultats obtenus grâce à l'engagement des États-Unis marquent une avancée déterminante. La signature et la ratification, dans les meilleurs délais, du Traité de paix entre l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan permettront de parachever ce processus. La normalisation des relations entre l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan, le développement de la connectivité régionale et la réouverture des frontières, dans le respect de l'intégrité territoriale et de la souveraineté des États ainsi que des principes établis par la déclaration d'Alma-Ata de 1991, doivent permettre au Sud-Caucase de devenir un espace de paix et de prospérité, au bénéfice des populations de la région. Aux côtés de ses partenaires européens, la France continuera d'y contribuer activement, notamment dans le cadre de la Communauté politique européenne.

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