EU-ARMENIA COMMISSION CALLED TO REFRAIN FROM MILITARISTIC STATEMENTS
Support A1+!The 7-th session of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Commission was held in Strasbourg April 13-14.
Head of the Armenian parliamentary delegation, chairman of the commission for foreign affairs Armen Rustamyan informed that the delegates touched upon the political, economic and social situation in Armenia, democratic processes, relations with neighbors, the Karabakh problem, ecological problems and so on. The Commission issued a resolution, which says, in part, “the South Caucasian states should refrain from statements conflicting with the objectives of the European policy and impeding the involvement of these states in regional initiatives and projects.
The Commission reaffirmed the opinion on the closing of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in case of launching alternative and safe energy sources, welcomed the construction of the Armenian sector of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, highlighted the regional cooperation and EU assistance in conflict settling, protection of fundamental rights and domination of law as well as the establishment of democratic values.
The Commission called the states of the region not to view the Karabakh conflict settlement as a precondition for cooperation in other areas. The resolution issued by the Commission also says that the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict should be achieved within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group and via decisive steps by Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the same time the Commission called the parties to refrain from any statements, which could cause the resumption of hostilities.
It should be noted that the Armenian Genocide issue was also discussed. Reminding of the resolution of the European parliament on the Armenian Genocide, the Commission called the Turkish leadership to take part in the international reconciliation process on the threshold of the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
