10/11/2014 20:50
Zakaryan: Azerbaijani delegation to Euronest got into awkward situation
The Armenian delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly aims to help most European MPs form a definite position on the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Artak Zakaryan - the head of Armenian National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and the head of the Armenian delegation to the Euronest PA – told reporters today.
In his words, the Azerbaijani delegation got into an awkward situation as it chose a report that had nothing to do with Azerbaijan.
“As always Azerbaijanis tried to link any issue with their position on the NKR, but European MPs urged them not to load the agenda with issues beyond the framework of debates,” Zakaryan said stressing the need for correct organization of work with new MPs of Euronest.
“We could not meet all of them, but we communicated with many MPs during sittings of the commission. We mostly met with influential actors. Not all of them had clear ideas about Karabakh and very often they wanted to hear an excursion to learn about the history and process of the Karabakh conflict. The main thing is that they were invited to visit Armenia and Karabakh as they believe that they should pay a visit so as to determine their position,” Zakaryan noted.
In this context, he attached importance to the foundation of an EU-Armenia friendship group in the European Parliament. “Our aim is that the majority of European MPs will have a definite position on Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh as soon as possible,” A. Zakaryan said.