Veronika Zonabend, the wife of the former Minister of State of Artsakh, Ruben Vardanyan, issued a statement in which she proposed a meeting with Nikol Pashinyan, but the government transferred it to the Foreign Ministry.

“The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia announced in his address on August 8 that “we are all very moved and worried by the imprisonment of our compatriots in Azerbaijan”. I fully share this assessment and was happy to read those words.

I also positively evaluate the information published in the media, according to which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia was appointed as the department responsible for organizing the meeting with me.

At the same time, I consider it necessary to clarify that as of today, I have not yet been contacted, and the contact information of the responsible official has not been forwarded to me.

I expect to receive the contact information of the responsible official and I hope for a substantive meeting to discuss further steps in the organization of the women’s humanitarian visit to Baku, as well as other issues related to Armenian citizens detained in Azerbaijan.” had noted Veronika Zonabend.

168.am From Ani Badalyan, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked who from the MFA should receive Veronika Zonabendi, and when is it planned to meet with her?

“The offer of the meeting was forwarded on August 10. The meeting will be organized by competent departments in cooperation,” Ani Badalyan briefly mentioned.

Let’s remind that on July 31, Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Ruben Vardanyan, who was illegally detained in Baku, again letters sent Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva to organize the visit of humanitarian delegation of international women to Baku.

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