Armenia to use all int’l mechanisms to ensure investigation, accountability for executions of PoWs by Azeri troops - PM

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, ARMENPRESS. Armenia will use all available international mechanisms to ensure investigation and accountability into the extrajudicial executions of Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani troops, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a statement after footage of the gruesome killings were posted online.

“Yet another horrific video circulated in social media: Azerbaijani soldiers are arbitrarily executing group of Armenian POWs on sovereign Armenian territory. Int'l community should strongly condemn & address this war crime & take appropriate measures to halt Azerbaijan’s aggression. Armenia will use all available international mechanisms to ensure investigation and accountability. Such acts of violence should be addressed properly, with consequences for the aggressor,” PM Pashinyan tweeted.