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EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE: THE PROTOCOL ON ARMENIA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EU PROGRAMMES IS NOT APPLIED TO NAGORNO KARABAKH
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 24 2013
[ 24 October 2013 11:50 ]
The European Parliament strongly criticized Armenia's accession to
the Customs Union
Baku. Victoria Dementieva - APA. The European Parliament has
held discussions regarding the recommendations prepared by Polish
rapporteur Tomasz PorÄ~Yba on "The Framework Agreement between the
European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles
for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes".
APA reports that Armenia's accession to the Customs Union in the course
of discussions for more than two years during the negotiations with
the European Union before the summit in Vilnius and its double game
have caused serious anger of European parliamentarians.
The European parliamentarians touched on the gross violation of
human rights in Armenia, crackdown on the civil society and religious
communities, including the intolerance in relation to minority faiths
such as Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses and the increase of radical
tendencies. Ulrike Lunacek, representative of the Green Party and
Austrian MEP, raised the issue of the occupation of the Azerbaijani
territories by Armenia and noted that the Armenian citizens currently
living in Nagorno Karabakh should not be allowed participating in
the EU programmes.
Clarifying the parliamentarian's questionnaire, the European External
Action Service said that the protocol on Armenia's participation
in the EU programmes is not applied to Nagorno Karabakh. According
to the paragraph #9 of the protocol, its clauses are applied only
to the territory of Armenia. Explaining the issue in terms of the
international law, the European External Action Service has announced
that only institutions recognized within the external borders of
Armenia can benefit from these programmes. As for visa facilitation
between the EU and Armenia, according to the second article of this
Agreement, it was emphasized that the terms are valid only for the
citizens of Armenia.
This once again proves that despite various steps taken by Armenia,
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have never been regarded and
will not be regarded as Armenia's territory by the international
community and the European Union.
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 24 2013
[ 24 October 2013 11:50 ]
The European Parliament strongly criticized Armenia's accession to
the Customs Union
Baku. Victoria Dementieva - APA. The European Parliament has
held discussions regarding the recommendations prepared by Polish
rapporteur Tomasz PorÄ~Yba on "The Framework Agreement between the
European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles
for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes".
APA reports that Armenia's accession to the Customs Union in the course
of discussions for more than two years during the negotiations with
the European Union before the summit in Vilnius and its double game
have caused serious anger of European parliamentarians.
The European parliamentarians touched on the gross violation of
human rights in Armenia, crackdown on the civil society and religious
communities, including the intolerance in relation to minority faiths
such as Catholics and Jehovah's Witnesses and the increase of radical
tendencies. Ulrike Lunacek, representative of the Green Party and
Austrian MEP, raised the issue of the occupation of the Azerbaijani
territories by Armenia and noted that the Armenian citizens currently
living in Nagorno Karabakh should not be allowed participating in
the EU programmes.
Clarifying the parliamentarian's questionnaire, the European External
Action Service said that the protocol on Armenia's participation
in the EU programmes is not applied to Nagorno Karabakh. According
to the paragraph #9 of the protocol, its clauses are applied only
to the territory of Armenia. Explaining the issue in terms of the
international law, the European External Action Service has announced
that only institutions recognized within the external borders of
Armenia can benefit from these programmes. As for visa facilitation
between the EU and Armenia, according to the second article of this
Agreement, it was emphasized that the terms are valid only for the
citizens of Armenia.
This once again proves that despite various steps taken by Armenia,
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan have never been regarded and
will not be regarded as Armenia's territory by the international
community and the European Union.