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European Parliament deputy appeals to respect self-determination
rights of Artsakh people
10:56, 26 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS: The Head of the newly established
EU-Armenia Friendship Group Eleni Theocharous has been in the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic for 20 times. `In most of the cases people have the
feeling that the country is a mother. For me Nagorno Karabakh is a
baby, a little baby, for which I want to take care and treat it well',
- stated Eleni Theocharous during her interview with Armenpress.
The Head of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group is an honorable citizen of
Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Her 19th visit to Artsakh was last year
summer, when she was implementing observing mission during the
presidential elections. `I was happy to participate in the monitoring
procedure with some of my colleagues. I will tell you that the
democracy is priming in Nagorno Karabakh. It was quite an impressive
procedure and I admire the people of the Nagorno Karabakh not only
because of their fight for liberty or freedom but because they have
established a priming democracy in their country', - said Eleni
Theocharous.
Eleni Theocharous highlighted the right of the Artsakh people for
self-determination, stating that all should respect that right and
take it into account. `We need to ask the people what they prefer. It
is their fundamental right to decide what they want. And we must
respect their will. If they want independence, we have to respect
independence. And if they want to be one nation with Armenia, we must
accept it and protect them', -said the Head of the EU-Armenia
Friendship Group.
Some of the members of the newly established EU-Armenia Friendship
Group, headed by the Head of the Group Eleni Theocharous, visited
Yerevan and on April 24 they commemorated the innocent victims of the
Armenian Genocide. On April 25 the Group members were hosted by the
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. On April 26 the
Group will make an official visit to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
The EU-Armenia Friendship Group consists of about 40 members, and 5 of
them are in Armenia now. By the way, the deputy of the French National
Assembly, the member of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group Valérie Boyer
as well is a member of the Group, who is the author of the draft bill
criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide in France. The
EU-Armenia Friendship Group intends to hold several events in Armenia.
The EU-Armenia Friendship Group was established on January 9 2013. The
opening ceremony was attended by the President of the National
Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan. It is symbolical
that the members of the Group along with the Armenian nation respect
the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Interviewed by Arusik Zakharyan
Translated by Syune Barseghyan
Photos by Felix Arustamyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/716529/european-parliament-deputy-appeals-to-respect-self-determination-rights-of-artsakh-people.html
rights of Artsakh people
10:56, 26 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS: The Head of the newly established
EU-Armenia Friendship Group Eleni Theocharous has been in the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic for 20 times. `In most of the cases people have the
feeling that the country is a mother. For me Nagorno Karabakh is a
baby, a little baby, for which I want to take care and treat it well',
- stated Eleni Theocharous during her interview with Armenpress.
The Head of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group is an honorable citizen of
Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Her 19th visit to Artsakh was last year
summer, when she was implementing observing mission during the
presidential elections. `I was happy to participate in the monitoring
procedure with some of my colleagues. I will tell you that the
democracy is priming in Nagorno Karabakh. It was quite an impressive
procedure and I admire the people of the Nagorno Karabakh not only
because of their fight for liberty or freedom but because they have
established a priming democracy in their country', - said Eleni
Theocharous.
Eleni Theocharous highlighted the right of the Artsakh people for
self-determination, stating that all should respect that right and
take it into account. `We need to ask the people what they prefer. It
is their fundamental right to decide what they want. And we must
respect their will. If they want independence, we have to respect
independence. And if they want to be one nation with Armenia, we must
accept it and protect them', -said the Head of the EU-Armenia
Friendship Group.
Some of the members of the newly established EU-Armenia Friendship
Group, headed by the Head of the Group Eleni Theocharous, visited
Yerevan and on April 24 they commemorated the innocent victims of the
Armenian Genocide. On April 25 the Group members were hosted by the
President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. On April 26 the
Group will make an official visit to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
The EU-Armenia Friendship Group consists of about 40 members, and 5 of
them are in Armenia now. By the way, the deputy of the French National
Assembly, the member of the EU-Armenia Friendship Group Valérie Boyer
as well is a member of the Group, who is the author of the draft bill
criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide in France. The
EU-Armenia Friendship Group intends to hold several events in Armenia.
The EU-Armenia Friendship Group was established on January 9 2013. The
opening ceremony was attended by the President of the National
Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan. It is symbolical
that the members of the Group along with the Armenian nation respect
the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Interviewed by Arusik Zakharyan
Translated by Syune Barseghyan
Photos by Felix Arustamyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/716529/european-parliament-deputy-appeals-to-respect-self-determination-rights-of-artsakh-people.html