PROSPECTS OF ARTSAKH-EU COOPERATION DISCUSSED IN STEPANAKERT

14:36, 13 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

On March 13, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic Minister Karen Mirzoyan received delegates of the EU-Armenia
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of the National Assembly of
Armenia headed by Co-Chairman of the Committee Samvel Farmanyan.

During the meeting, Karen Mirzoyan presented a range of issues on the
NKR foreign policy agenda. The issues related to the current stage
of the peaceful settlement of the conflict between Azerbaijan and
Nagorno Karabakh, as well as the steps taken towards the international
recognition of the NKR were touched upon.

The sides also exchanged views on the opportunities and prospects
for the development of relations between the NKR and the EU,
in particular, implementation of practical programs within the
framework of the parliamentary cooperation. In this context, the
sides stressed the importance of ensuring an unimpeded access to
Artsakh for the EU official representatives and the necessity of
objective and comprehensive presentation of the NKR stance in the
European structures.