On December 9, H.E. Karekin the Second Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno Ocampo in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
At the meeting, Luis Moreno Ocampo conveyed information to His Holiness about the statement of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh in connection with the COP29 global climate summit organized in Azerbaijan, the activities carried out in the direction of the release of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan, and the recorded results. In this regard, Luis Ocampo noted the importance of the prayer participation of the Christian Churches and structures on the eve of the COP29 ahead of the call of the Armenian Patriarch for the return of the captives to the Armenian Church and the initiative of a general prayer dedicated to Armenia.
His Eminence spoke with appreciation of Tiar Ocampo's efforts to protect the rights of Artsakh Armenians and raise awareness of the genocidal actions of Azerbaijan, using his experience and authority in the field of international law. In this regard, the Armenian Patriarch has confirmed that the Armenian Church also implements the possibility in the international, inter-church, inter-religious platforms against the occupation of the sovereign territories of Armenia by Azerbaijan, the protection of the rights of the depatriated Artsakh Armenians, the captive and missing Armenians, as well as the preservation of Artsakh's spiritual and cultural heritage. in the direction of problems.
The interlocutors also exchanged thoughts regarding the worrying events in the region and the Middle East.
