The functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia

Amendment No. 9 | Doc. 15432 | 25 January 2022

Signatories:

Mr Samad SEYIDOV, Azerbaijan, EC/DA ; Ms Nigar ARPADARAI, Azerbaijan, EC/DA ; Ms Sevinj FATALIYEVA, Azerbaijan, EC/DA ; Mr Sabir HAJIYEV, Azerbaijan, SOC ; Mr Rafael HUSEYNOV, Azerbaijan, ALDE ; Mr Asim MOLLAZADA, Azerbaijan, EC/DA

Origin

2022 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 5, second sentence, replace the words "prisoners of war in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Trilateral Statement" with the following word:

"captives".

Explanatory note

Regarding those captured, we must adhere to the agreed language used in Resolution 2391, which was adopted on the basis of a special report on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, where they are called "captives" and not classified as "prisoners of war" (paragraph 6.7).