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CREATION OF FRIENDSHIP GROUP WITH NAGORNO-KARABAKH OFFICIALLY DECLARED IN LITHUANIAN SEIMAS
20:24, 14 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS: Creation of parliamentary friendship
group with Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was officially declared at
Lithuanian Seimas plenary session. As reports Armenpress, referring
to delfi.lt, Vytautas Gapšys, who presided the session, read the
statement on creation of the group, highlighting the opportunity to
join it and informed about the first session of the group.
Former Foreign Minister of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis expressed
concern that creation of such group would undermine external policy
of Lithuania.
Member of the group, deputy DangutÄ- MikutienÄ- underlined the
existence of groups with other unrecognized regions. "Lithuania is a
democratic state, mandate of Seimas member is free, members of Seimas
may create friendship groups with the parliament of any country,
even in case it is not recognized," MikutienÄ- said responding to
Ažubalis, highlighting cases of Cuba, Taiwan, Chechnya and Tibet.
20:24, 14 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS: Creation of parliamentary friendship
group with Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was officially declared at
Lithuanian Seimas plenary session. As reports Armenpress, referring
to delfi.lt, Vytautas Gapšys, who presided the session, read the
statement on creation of the group, highlighting the opportunity to
join it and informed about the first session of the group.
Former Foreign Minister of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis expressed
concern that creation of such group would undermine external policy
of Lithuania.
Member of the group, deputy DangutÄ- MikutienÄ- underlined the
existence of groups with other unrecognized regions. "Lithuania is a
democratic state, mandate of Seimas member is free, members of Seimas
may create friendship groups with the parliament of any country,
even in case it is not recognized," MikutienÄ- said responding to
Ažubalis, highlighting cases of Cuba, Taiwan, Chechnya and Tibet.