Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000185/2025
to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Rule 144
Pernando Barrena Arza (The Left)
According to many reliable independent sources, the violent Azerbaijani regime has arrested more than 300 political prisoners, including Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, and many others, who are still being denied medical treatment and are on the verge of death because of the unbearable conditions.
Azerbaijan has also been illegally holding 23 Armenians hostage since 2020. The hostages are subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment on a daily basis.
Can the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) therefore answer the following questions:
- 1.During the VP/HR’s meeting with the Azerbaijani Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, in Malta on 4 December 2024, did the VP/HR demand the release of all political prisoners, and did the VP/HR place the issue of human rights above mere energy interests?
- 2.Did the VP/HR firmly demand the release of the Armenian hostages who are being held illegally in Baku to this day, and did the VP/HR give the Azerbaijani regime a deadline for the repatriation of these people?
- 3.Did the VP/HR warn about the possibility that sanctions may be imposed on Azerbaijani judges and all other relevant officials, as Parliament has demanded many times?
Submitted: 16.1.2025