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NA President Receives the Members of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group
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25.04.2013
On April 25 the RA NA President of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan received
the Head of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament
Eleni Theocharous, members Ewald Stadler and Kyriacos
Triantaphyllides, NA deputies of France Valérie Boyer and Gui Tessier,
and the Honourable President of the University of Louvain, well-known
scholar on Armenian studies Bernard Coulie.
The NA President thanked the European guests for being next to the
Armenian people during these days and paying tribute to the memory of
the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Tsitsernakaberd. `With
that, you reiterate your commitment to high universal human values and
support to Armenia's efforts towards achieving a full international
recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide,' Abrahamyan
said. The member of the Friendship Group Ewald Stadler noticed that
Europe had a moral obligation towards Armenian people not only in
Armenia, but also in Nagorno Karabakh. Kyriacos Triantaphyllides also
noted that Europe should express solidarity by fighting for Armenia's
Genocide recognition and assist in the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the lifting of blockade by Turkey and
Azerbaijan. The Greek MP said they knew by Cyprus's example how
difficult it was to persuade Turkey to confront its past. In Valérie
Boyer's opinion, we should make audible the facts of violation of
human rights in the past, as well as now in Nagorno Karabakh and make
the rich history and culture of Armenia and Artsakh accessible to the
world.
The development of relations between Armenia and European Union, the
new format of cooperation and perspectives was on the agenda of the
meeting. Hovik Abrahamyan expressed conviction that the Parliamentary
Friendship Group functioning in the European Parliament from January 9
would give new quality to the cooperation, making it more effective.
According to the Head of the Parliament, the past three years'
dynamics of the development of relations witnesses good preconditions
of cooperation between the legislative and executive bodies. The NA
President expressed willingness to support all the initiatives and
formats of cooperation by the Group. The Head of the Friendship Group
Eleni Theocharous noted the necessity of deeper cooperation between
the European Parliament and the Armenian Parliament, which would give
the EU bigger opportunity to back Armenia and Armenian people.
In the course of the meeting the sides discussed the procedure of the
implementation of the Armenia-EU Association Agreement, particularly
its final round, and the issue of the EU visa facilitation. Hovik
Abrahamyan conveyed the readiness of the parliament to ratify the
Association Agreement and take further measures to bring Armenia's
legislation in compliance with the European standards.
The NA President presented to the MEPs the authorities' positions on
the Karabakh problem and the Armenian-Turkish protocols. He reiterated
Armenia's commitment to settle the problem based on the format
proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group and the three principles: nations'
self-determination, territorial integrity, and non-use of force.
During the meeting other issues of bilateral interest were discussed.
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5853&year13&month=04&day= 25
25.04.2013
On April 25 the RA NA President of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan received
the Head of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group of the European Parliament
Eleni Theocharous, members Ewald Stadler and Kyriacos
Triantaphyllides, NA deputies of France Valérie Boyer and Gui Tessier,
and the Honourable President of the University of Louvain, well-known
scholar on Armenian studies Bernard Coulie.
The NA President thanked the European guests for being next to the
Armenian people during these days and paying tribute to the memory of
the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Tsitsernakaberd. `With
that, you reiterate your commitment to high universal human values and
support to Armenia's efforts towards achieving a full international
recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide,' Abrahamyan
said. The member of the Friendship Group Ewald Stadler noticed that
Europe had a moral obligation towards Armenian people not only in
Armenia, but also in Nagorno Karabakh. Kyriacos Triantaphyllides also
noted that Europe should express solidarity by fighting for Armenia's
Genocide recognition and assist in the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the lifting of blockade by Turkey and
Azerbaijan. The Greek MP said they knew by Cyprus's example how
difficult it was to persuade Turkey to confront its past. In Valérie
Boyer's opinion, we should make audible the facts of violation of
human rights in the past, as well as now in Nagorno Karabakh and make
the rich history and culture of Armenia and Artsakh accessible to the
world.
The development of relations between Armenia and European Union, the
new format of cooperation and perspectives was on the agenda of the
meeting. Hovik Abrahamyan expressed conviction that the Parliamentary
Friendship Group functioning in the European Parliament from January 9
would give new quality to the cooperation, making it more effective.
According to the Head of the Parliament, the past three years'
dynamics of the development of relations witnesses good preconditions
of cooperation between the legislative and executive bodies. The NA
President expressed willingness to support all the initiatives and
formats of cooperation by the Group. The Head of the Friendship Group
Eleni Theocharous noted the necessity of deeper cooperation between
the European Parliament and the Armenian Parliament, which would give
the EU bigger opportunity to back Armenia and Armenian people.
In the course of the meeting the sides discussed the procedure of the
implementation of the Armenia-EU Association Agreement, particularly
its final round, and the issue of the EU visa facilitation. Hovik
Abrahamyan conveyed the readiness of the parliament to ratify the
Association Agreement and take further measures to bring Armenia's
legislation in compliance with the European standards.
The NA President presented to the MEPs the authorities' positions on
the Karabakh problem and the Armenian-Turkish protocols. He reiterated
Armenia's commitment to settle the problem based on the format
proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group and the three principles: nations'
self-determination, territorial integrity, and non-use of force.
During the meeting other issues of bilateral interest were discussed.