Tweet
FIRST NAGORNO-KARABAKH GROUP ANNOUNCED IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
12:23, 16 Oct 2014
On 15 October 2014, the European Parliament Nagorno-Karabakh Group was
presented with the assistance of European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA),
aiming to support civil society and democratic governance, as well
as European values within Nagorno-Karabakh. Following the French and
Lithuanian parliaments that have already established similar groups,
members of the European Parliament are creating the first international
group, spanning over national borders.
Several Members of the European Parliament have committed to the
group's membership, with MEP Frank Engel from the EPP Group heading it.
With nationally diverse members from various European political
families, the Nagorno-Karabakh Group will facilitate contacts between
EU officials and CSOs with representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh at
all levels, including civil society and will also promote study
visits to the region. The informal group is also concerned with
Nagorno-Karabakh's representation and presence for NK in international
forums and EU programs.
The European Parliament has stated that the EU, through complementary
confidence building measures, can support the Minsk Group's efforts to
solve the decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh
and the group will contribute to these endeavors.
"This group is an organ that brings together people who have an
interest in the region, have a certain knowledge about the region
or want to require it and who put themselves at the disposal of the
people of Karabakh," explains Mr Engel.
"We want to create awareness towards an unrecognized piece of
territory, which, at the end of the day, is a Democratic Republic
and behaves like that."
Mr Engel also adds "European Friends of Armenia has been and remains
instrumental in putting Karabakh on the European agenda. Being able
to rely on European Friends of Armenia's expertise and experience for
all practical purposes of maintaining communication and interaction
with the authorities of Nagorno Karabakh has been of vital importance
for the group."
This project is welcomed by Nagorno-Karabakh representatives and
calls for closer relations between the two governing bodies.
"It is the natural outcome and somehow the implementation of the
different EU institutions' official documents adopted, encouraging EU
officials to access Nagorno-Karabakh and meeting their representatives
at all levels", explains EuFoA Director Mr Lorenzo Ochoa.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/16/first-nagorno-karabakh-group-announced-in-the-european-parliament/
12:23, 16 Oct 2014
On 15 October 2014, the European Parliament Nagorno-Karabakh Group was
presented with the assistance of European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA),
aiming to support civil society and democratic governance, as well
as European values within Nagorno-Karabakh. Following the French and
Lithuanian parliaments that have already established similar groups,
members of the European Parliament are creating the first international
group, spanning over national borders.
Several Members of the European Parliament have committed to the
group's membership, with MEP Frank Engel from the EPP Group heading it.
With nationally diverse members from various European political
families, the Nagorno-Karabakh Group will facilitate contacts between
EU officials and CSOs with representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh at
all levels, including civil society and will also promote study
visits to the region. The informal group is also concerned with
Nagorno-Karabakh's representation and presence for NK in international
forums and EU programs.
The European Parliament has stated that the EU, through complementary
confidence building measures, can support the Minsk Group's efforts to
solve the decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh
and the group will contribute to these endeavors.
"This group is an organ that brings together people who have an
interest in the region, have a certain knowledge about the region
or want to require it and who put themselves at the disposal of the
people of Karabakh," explains Mr Engel.
"We want to create awareness towards an unrecognized piece of
territory, which, at the end of the day, is a Democratic Republic
and behaves like that."
Mr Engel also adds "European Friends of Armenia has been and remains
instrumental in putting Karabakh on the European agenda. Being able
to rely on European Friends of Armenia's expertise and experience for
all practical purposes of maintaining communication and interaction
with the authorities of Nagorno Karabakh has been of vital importance
for the group."
This project is welcomed by Nagorno-Karabakh representatives and
calls for closer relations between the two governing bodies.
"It is the natural outcome and somehow the implementation of the
different EU institutions' official documents adopted, encouraging EU
officials to access Nagorno-Karabakh and meeting their representatives
at all levels", explains EuFoA Director Mr Lorenzo Ochoa.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/16/first-nagorno-karabakh-group-announced-in-the-european-parliament/