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Nagorno-Karabakh is a thriving democracy - European parliament member
April 27, 2013 | 13:37
Members and participants of the European Parliament's EU-Armenia
Friendship Group arrived in Karabakh on Friday.
Following the meeting with the President of the National Assembly
Ashot Ghulyan, delegation members they address members of
Nagorno-Karabakh's Parliament with official statements.
`Everyone in the world has a motherland and a fatherland, some people
like me have 2 one is Greece and the other is Artsakh
[Nagorno-Karabakh]. I would never believe when I came here 25 years
ago that I would one day come back here as an MEP and address you, the
brave people of Artsakh in your own parliament,' head of the group
Eleni Theocharous said.
She called Artsakh is `a thriving democracy', adding that the people
of Karabakh proved that every free spirit, every free citizen in the
world `is a citizen of Stepanakert.'
`Artsakh represents a beacon of freedom all founded through blood and
sacrifice during the war. The people have carried out their plight for
self determination and liberty and have managed to create a system of
values based on the same principles which are present in western
civilisation. We as members of the European Parliament and Members of
European National Parliaments must work together to not allow history
to repeat itself and to keep Artsakh free and proud so its people can
live in peace and prosperity,' she said.
In her turn, French MP Valerie Boyer noted she Karanakh is based on
principles of liberty, democracy and self-determination.
`I am not Greek or Armenian but I come from Armenia's second capital,
Marseille. As friends of Armenia it must be our duty to raise the
awareness of Artsakh globally. Artsakh is a place based on principles
of liberty, democracy and self- determination and the world must see
how these principles have manifested within society here. We must all
work together on all levels, political, social and cultural to promote
this cause for Artsakh, for it to receive the justice and recognition
it deserves and for its people to continue living freely and happily,'
Boyer said, addressing the Karabakh MPs.
http://news.am/eng/news/150912.html
April 27, 2013 | 13:37
Members and participants of the European Parliament's EU-Armenia
Friendship Group arrived in Karabakh on Friday.
Following the meeting with the President of the National Assembly
Ashot Ghulyan, delegation members they address members of
Nagorno-Karabakh's Parliament with official statements.
`Everyone in the world has a motherland and a fatherland, some people
like me have 2 one is Greece and the other is Artsakh
[Nagorno-Karabakh]. I would never believe when I came here 25 years
ago that I would one day come back here as an MEP and address you, the
brave people of Artsakh in your own parliament,' head of the group
Eleni Theocharous said.
She called Artsakh is `a thriving democracy', adding that the people
of Karabakh proved that every free spirit, every free citizen in the
world `is a citizen of Stepanakert.'
`Artsakh represents a beacon of freedom all founded through blood and
sacrifice during the war. The people have carried out their plight for
self determination and liberty and have managed to create a system of
values based on the same principles which are present in western
civilisation. We as members of the European Parliament and Members of
European National Parliaments must work together to not allow history
to repeat itself and to keep Artsakh free and proud so its people can
live in peace and prosperity,' she said.
In her turn, French MP Valerie Boyer noted she Karanakh is based on
principles of liberty, democracy and self-determination.
`I am not Greek or Armenian but I come from Armenia's second capital,
Marseille. As friends of Armenia it must be our duty to raise the
awareness of Artsakh globally. Artsakh is a place based on principles
of liberty, democracy and self- determination and the world must see
how these principles have manifested within society here. We must all
work together on all levels, political, social and cultural to promote
this cause for Artsakh, for it to receive the justice and recognition
it deserves and for its people to continue living freely and happily,'
Boyer said, addressing the Karabakh MPs.
http://news.am/eng/news/150912.html