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ASHOT GHULYAN: REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE IN NKR COULD BE CONSIDERED THE FIRST SUCCESS STORY IN THE EUROPEAN AREA
by Ashot Safaryan
Monday, February 17, 12:43
On February 14, President of the National Assembly of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic, President of the Artsakh Democratic Party Ashot
Ghulyan took part in the 12th General Assembly of the European Free
Alliance (EFA). The President of the Artsakh parliament had arrived
a day earlier in Santiago de Compostela of Spain by the invitation
of the political leadership of the EFA.
During the plenary sessions dedicated to fundamental rights and
freedoms, the President of the National Assembly of the NKR presented
the path of the implementation of the right of self-determination of
the people of Artsakh, underlining that the Referendum on Independence
conducted on December 10, 1991 was held in full compliance with the
then acting legislation and the norms of the international law and
could be considered the first success story in the European area,
the NKR Parliament reports.
The meetings of Ashot Ghulyan with the leadership (Bureau) of the
European Free Alliance and a number of leaders of the EFA member
parties will take place on the sidelines of the congress. The European
Free Alliance is a European political organization gathering different
European parties striving for sovereignty or self-government for their
respective region or country. The Alliance is a strong supporter of
the right of self-determination and advocates the right of people to
decide their own future. The right to self-determination is the key
element in the EFA's program and ideology.
The European Free Alliance has around 40 national and regional member
parties from over 17 countries of the EU, that represent stateless
people, the national minorities and regions of Europe. Among those
countries are Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Spain,
France, etc. The AFA is represented in the European Parliament by
7 MPs who are members of the 4th largest faction in the European
Parliament - the Greens.
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by Ashot Safaryan
Monday, February 17, 12:43
On February 14, President of the National Assembly of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic, President of the Artsakh Democratic Party Ashot
Ghulyan took part in the 12th General Assembly of the European Free
Alliance (EFA). The President of the Artsakh parliament had arrived
a day earlier in Santiago de Compostela of Spain by the invitation
of the political leadership of the EFA.
During the plenary sessions dedicated to fundamental rights and
freedoms, the President of the National Assembly of the NKR presented
the path of the implementation of the right of self-determination of
the people of Artsakh, underlining that the Referendum on Independence
conducted on December 10, 1991 was held in full compliance with the
then acting legislation and the norms of the international law and
could be considered the first success story in the European area,
the NKR Parliament reports.
The meetings of Ashot Ghulyan with the leadership (Bureau) of the
European Free Alliance and a number of leaders of the EFA member
parties will take place on the sidelines of the congress. The European
Free Alliance is a European political organization gathering different
European parties striving for sovereignty or self-government for their
respective region or country. The Alliance is a strong supporter of
the right of self-determination and advocates the right of people to
decide their own future. The right to self-determination is the key
element in the EFA's program and ideology.
The European Free Alliance has around 40 national and regional member
parties from over 17 countries of the EU, that represent stateless
people, the national minorities and regions of Europe. Among those
countries are Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Spain,
France, etc. The AFA is represented in the European Parliament by
7 MPs who are members of the 4th largest faction in the European
Parliament - the Greens.
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