Ruben Vardanyan sent a message from a prison in Baku.
Referring to the right to a fair trial, Vardanyan noted that it should be conducted openly and under international supervision.
"I am an optimist, and I believe that despite everything, we will overcome all the challenges and difficulties before us. We will once again live in our homeland, in peace with our neighbor, respecting one another and overcome the mutual hate and resentment that has built up over the years – just as some other nations have managed to do," Vardanyan stated.
Ruben Vardanyan had declared a hunger strike in protest against the mock trial. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for the immediate release of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council.
