EU FINDS THE PARTICIPATION OF NKR IN THE NEGOTIATIONS IMPORTANT

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[06:35 pm] 05 February, 2007

During the 9th session of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary cooperation
committee which took place in Brussels a resolution was adopted
which found the organization of the upcoming Parliamentary elections
in compliance with the European standards extremely important. In
this context the resolution also finds freedom of press important
and called on the authorities to investigate the cases of violation
against journalists.

By the same decree, "strong and sincere opposition" was mentioned as
an important precondition for the realization of democracy, said head
of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary cooperation Armen Rustamyan.

As for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the resolution states
that the settlement of the issue must presuppose an agreement on the
status of Karabakh, the involvement of Karabakh in the negotiation
process, and enhancement of democracy in the NKR.