Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Arman Tatoyan, on Friday briefed Pope Francis on the torture that Armenian captives have been suffering on the hands of Azerbaijanis, National News Agency correspondent in the Vatican and Rome said.

During a meeting in the Vatican, Tatoyan expressed gratitude to Pope Francis for his statements urging an end to aggression against the Artsakh and an immediate release of Armenian POWs that were still kept in Azerbaijan.

Arman Tatoyan also noted that some of the Armenian captives were held illegally in Azerbaijan, facing threat to their lives, and spoke about Azerbaijani violations against the border population of Armenia.

He also informed his Beatitude that he had brought reports proving that. 

Pope Francis took the reports and examined the photos which display Azerbaijani cruelty, Tatoyan said. 

On the sidelines of Armenian President, Armen Sarkissian’s visit, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Sapienza University of Rome and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. 

The correspondent of ARMENPRESS reported from Rome that the memorandum was signed by the Ambassador of Armenia to Italy, Tsovinar Hambardzumyan, and Rector of Sapienza University of Rome, Antonella Polimeni. The memorandum officially gave start to the reopening of Chair of Armenology in the university.