Thursday, December 21 2017 17:10

ArmInfo.The Inter-Parliamentary Commission on EU-Armenia cooperation regrets the human losses in the zone of the Karabakh conflict, due to the permanent violation of the  armistice agreement, which torpedoes the socio-economic development  of the entire region. This is stated in the statement of the  Commission on the results of the 17th meeting in Yerevan.

The authors of the statement also consider the military resolution of  the Karabakh conflict unacceptable, do not accept the current status  quo and do not consider it stable. The Commission also reaffirmed its  unreserved support for the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs  and the principles they proposed for the settlement of the conflict:  the non-use of force, the territorial integrity of states and the  right of peoples to self-determination.

The Commission expresses its satisfaction with the efforts made for  the peaceful settlement of the conflict.  The statement stresses that  these efforts should be in accordance with the general principles of  international peace and security enshrined in the UN Charter, the  Helsinki Final Act of the OSCE and other relevant multilateral  documents that emphasize the importance of coordinated formats for  the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The Commission stresses that  arms control, confidence building and security measures are of great  importance for ensuring predictability and stability in the region.

The Commission also welcomes the joint statement of the Presidents of  Armenia and Azerbaijan in the framework of the Geneva Summit held on  October 16, 2017, organized by the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.  It urges the authorities of the two countries to hold high-level  talks, to be committed to real confidence-building measures, to  resume dialogue in order to reduce tensions in the line of contact,  to stabilize the situation and create a more constructive atmosphere  for further negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict.  The Commission reaffirms its commitment to an exclusively peaceful  settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, proposed by the OSCE  Minsk Group co-chairs with the support of the European Union and the  European Parliament.

The authors of the statement welcome the efforts and the  strengthening of the role of the EU within the framework of agreed  formats of negotiations and conflict resolution processes. In this  regard, the Commission welcomes new initiatives aimed at supporting  the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to promote confidence  building and building peace in the conflict zone and to bring civil  societies closer to each other.