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| 17:31:30 | 19-04-2005 | Politics |
EU-ARMENIA COMMISSION CALLED TO REFRAIN FROM MILITARISTIC STATEMENTS
The 7-th session of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Commission was held in
Strasbourg April 13-14.
Head of the Armenian parliamentary delegation, chairman of the
commission for foreign affairs Armen Rustamyan informed that the
delegates touched upon the political, economic and social situation
in Armenia, democratic processes, relations with neighbors, the
Karabakh problem, ecological problems and so on. The Commission issued
a resolution, which says, in part, “the South Caucasian states
should refrain from statements conflicting with the objectives of
the European policy and impeding the involvement of these states in
regional initiatives and projects.
The Commission reaffirmed the opinion on the closing of the Armenian
Nuclear Power Plant in case of launching alternative and safe energy
sources, welcomed the construction of the Armenian sector of the
Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, highlighted the regional cooperation and EU
assistance in conflict settling, protection of fundamental rights and
domination of law as well as the establishment of democratic values.
The Commission called the states of the region not to view the
Karabakh conflict settlement as a precondition for cooperation in
other areas. The resolution issued by the Commission also says that
the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict should be achieved
within the frames of the OSCE Minsk Group and via decisive steps
by Armenia and Azerbaijan. At the same time the Commission called
the parties to refrain from any statements, which could cause the
resumption of hostilities.
It should be noted that the Armenian Genocide issue was also discussed.
Reminding of the resolution of the European parliament on the Armenian
Genocide, the Commission called the Turkish leadership to take part
in the international reconciliation process on the threshold of the
90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.