The Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp has said that his country, as well as the EU, will continue to focus on the issue of the Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan.
The Dutch FM was asked at a press conference in Yerevan to comment on possible steps for achieving the release of the unlawfully held Armenian POWs and captives in Azerbaijan.
“We believe that the prisoners and captives must be protected properly in line with international standards and have the right to a free and fair trial,” the Dutch FM said.
He said that the Netherlands and the EU will continue to advance the issue.
“Be sure that in this case also the Netherlands and the EU will continue to advance the issue, we have drawn our attention on this issue. This issue has been raised in Brussels, and this is something that we will continue to follow,” he said, adding that the issue will be raised in Azerbaijan as well.
