This act is expressly prohibited by Article 37 (Prohibition of perfidy) of the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977.
EU representatives are monitoring the situation.
The detained was part of a larger group of individuals travelling to Armenia under the auspices of the International Red Cross (IRC).
She calls on Armenian and Azerbaijan to engage in genuine dialog to de-escalate tensions and restore peace.
Armenian Airlines, one of the nine carriers licensed to operate commercial flights in Armenia, is the only one to have a Turkish citizen as an owner.
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