Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 25 November (HL4243), what support they are providing to help document and investigate allegations of serious mistreatment of Armenian prisoners of war by the government of Azerbaijan.

The Minister for Europe and Americas raised this important issue with both Governments directly, including during her visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan earlier this year and during subsequent engagements with her counterparts. The UK has continued to encourage both Governments to thoroughly investigate all allegations that prisoners of war and detainees were mistreated during and after last year's conflict. We will continue to urge the parties to prioritise securing a peaceful settlement to the conflict through negotiations facilitated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs and to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict.