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CSI backs Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh in DC

The Swiss Peace Initiative will be presented on July 8 in Washington DC. Architect of the Capitol, Wikimedia Media Release Next week, CSI’s President John Eibner will join two Swiss members of parliament – Erich Vontobel and Lukas Reimann – and ex-Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in Washington DC to present the Swiss Peace Initiative… Read more »

Macron signals French support for coercion against the Armenian Apostolic Church

French President Macron expressed support for Armenian Premier Pashinyan. www.primeminister.am CSI statement CSI calls for release of imprisoned archbishops and respect for separation of church and state On June 29 French President Emmanuel Macron assured Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of his “solidarity” as he intensifies a wave of arrests and other coercive measures against the… Read more »

Commentary: Ethnic cleansing – and Switzerland looks the other way

Swiss parliamentarians express support for Nagorno Karabakh during Azerbaijan’s blockade, February 27, 2023. csi Erich Vontobel and Stefan Müller-Altermatt   In this piece, first published in the Tages Anzeiger, Swiss MPs Erich Vontobel and Stefan Müller-Altermatt react to the Swiss Federal Council’s claim that it cannot fulfill its obligation to hold a peace forum for… Read more »

Podcast: What is next for Nagorno Karabakh?

  The Christian Solidarity Podcast: Understanding the conflict in the Caucasus In this pilot episode of the Christian Solidarity Podcast, host Abi McDougal talks with CSI’s director of advocacy, Dr. Joel Veldkamp, about Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Armenian Christians from Nagorno Karabakh. They explore the historical context of the conflict, the implications of the Swiss… Read more »