On 11 August, 2025, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Council of States — Switzerland’s upper parliamentary chamber rejected draft resolution No. 24.321, titled 'Annexation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Release of Azerbaijan’s Political Prisoners.'
The motion, initially submitted on 5 November, 2024, by several pro-Armenian members of the Geneva Cantonal Parliament, was voted down thanks to the efforts of Azerbaijan’s Embassy to the Swiss Confederation.
A separate proposal by the Committee’s vice-president Carlo Sommaruga, known for his anti-Azerbaijani stance, sought to focus on 'prisoners' and the 'protection of Armenian cultural heritage.'
This motion was also removed from the agenda after receiving 5 votes against, 4 in favor, and 3 abstentions.
In its press release, the Foreign Affairs Committee criticized the Geneva initiative for making unilateral demands solely on Azerbaijan, rejecting such a one-sided approach.
The decision highlights the failure of parliamentarians backed by radical Armenian groups to push their agenda through Swiss legislative bodies.
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