Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan today had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin, Armenian News-NEWS.am learned from the press release issued by Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan.

“Several issues were discussed, including the urgency of the return of Armenian captives being held in Azerbaijan.

The Ombudsman attached importance to the effective cooperation with the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Armenia and expressed gratitude for the joint efforts for prompt exchange of information for protection of the rights of Armenians in the Russian Federation.

The Human Rights Defender also highly appreciated the high-level relations with Federal Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova that are based on full mutual trust.

The parties agreed to continue the cooperation and exchange information in the field of human rights protection,” the press release reads.