Efthymiou met with parliamentary opposition
The OSCE will send a large group of observers to Armenia to observe the upcoming elections, said President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Petros Efthymiou.
"Heritage" and ARF MPs met with the delegation headed by the OSCE PA President. During the meeting, the sides discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, the negotiations process, the situation on the Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact, Armenia's security, the revision of electoral procedures ahead of the upcoming elections, reforms in judicial governance and force structures and other issues.
According to "Heritage" party's press release, the president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly attached importance to the meeting with the parliamentary opposition and expressed regret that it is not always possible to ensure the opposition's presence in the assembly.
The president mentioned that, as a structure specialized in issues related to security in Eurasia, the OSCE will continue to show active support to the democratization of member-countries, human rights and free media, the improvement of courts and justice, good governance, the fight against corruption, election monitoring and more.
Speaking of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Petros Efthymiou mentioned that one of the primary goals of the OSCE is to reach a solution step-by-step, ensure communication between the conflicting sides, reinforce measures of confidence and dislocate the marksmen from the line of contact, which requires huge efforts and ease tension in the region.
He reaffirmed the OSCE's position on the fact that the OSCE Minsk Group is the most experienced, most reputable and most specialized platform for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution and moving the conflict to other instances will not be useful at all.
