EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS HOPE AZERBAIJAN TO RECOGNIZE KARABAKH
PEOPLE’S SELF-DETERMINATION RIGHT

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 20 2006

YEREVAN, April 20. /ARKA/. European parliamentarians hope
Azerbaijan to recognize Karabakh people’s self-determination
right, Marie-Anne Isler-Beguin, Chairwoman of the EU Commission on
Parliamentary Cooperation, said Wednesday in Yerevan. In her opinion,
self-determination right is one of the most important principles in
Karabakh conflict settlement.

At the request from Armenian side, the concept was included in the
proposals made by EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Commission at
its Wednesday’s session in Yerevan.

Isler-Beguin also pointed out refugees return to the conflict-stricken
region among the key parts of the conflict settlement process.

She said the European Union is ready to provide any assistance in the
process of Karabakh conflict settlement and added that the conflict
must be solved only by peaceful means.

The commission’s eighth session was held on April 18, 19 in Yerevan.

At their session, lawmakers also discussed issues related to Karabakh
conflict peaceful settlement, Armenia’s home and foreign policies
as well as the process of activity program preparation as part of
European Neighborhood Program. M.V. -0—