The recent arrest by the government of Azerbaijan of philanthropist, businessman, Armenian citizen and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Ruben Vardanyan, is both outrageous and politically motivated. As members of the global humanitarian and human rights community we call for his immediate release.
Ruben Vardanyan stands out as an outspoken advocate for peace not only in our region but in the world. He is a world known philanthropist, businessman and co-founder of the Aurora Prize humanitarian initiative which advocates for peacebuilding and provides people around the world with education and healthcare.
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Azerbaijani telegram channels report that Vardanyan was arrested by Azerbaijani forces.
Last week, Armenians worldwide experienced one of the biggest tragedies of their lives after Azerbaijan occupied Artsakh.
Delay may cost lives for Artsakh, which has already suffered incalculable human losses in recent days.
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the delegation led by Samantha Power, head of the USAID. Yuri Kim, the US acting assistant secretary of state, was also in the delegation.
Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, handed a letter from U.S. President Joe Biden to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Olivier Decottignies, the French ambassador to Armenia, has denied allegations that France is ready to accept and provide asylum to Armenians of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh, the ambassador wrote on his X page.
Russia firmly stands in favor of strengthening a common cultural and educational space with Armenia, despite the attempts of individual Armenian representatives to slow down the progress of mutually beneficial projects in the humanitarian sphere.
