Speaker of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) National Assembly, Artur Tovmasyan, on Friday received the representative of Armenia before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Yeghishe Kirakosyan.

They discussed the realities following the recent Artsakh war.

In this connection, the head of the Artsakh parliament raised the issue of protection of the rights of the captive Armenians in Azerbaijan, considering their quick return to the homeland as a priority.

Kirakosyan, for his part, stressed that this issue is on their agenda and every effort is made to contribute to this process.

Then their talk continued in an expanded meeting, during which the interstate legal process was presented.

Armenia has petitioned to the ECHR in connection with Azerbaijan’s gross human rights violations and war crimes during the recent war, and the respective Armenia v. Azerbaijan complaint was submitted to the court on February 1.

The property rights of displaced residents and the fate of captive Armenians also were raised by the Artsakh MPs.