EU-Artsakh cooperation to become an important contribution to establishing lasting peace in the South Caucasus – Artsakh FM
The Foreign Minister of Artsakh Masis Mayilyan believes that the EU cooperation with Artsakh would play a stabilizing role and become an important contribution to establishing lasting peace in the South Caucasus. The minister’s remarks came
at roundtable organized by the European Friends of Armenia NGO in Brussels, entitled ‘Prospects of EU - Artsakh cooperation: A way to contribute to peace and stability in the South Caucasus.”
“It would signal the inadmissibility of using confrontation and isolation as a means of resolving conflicts, since they are fraught with destabilization of the entire region.” the minister stated.
He next stressed that promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms should not fell hostage to the unresolved Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, and the unrecognized status of Artsakh should not serve as an obstacle to the cooperation between Artsakh and the European Union.
In his speech, Mayilian briefed on the challenges facing the South Caucasus, noting that Azerbaijan’s nihilistic attitude to international law, disregard for the fundamental rights of the citizens of Artsakh and the very right of the Republic of Artsakh to exist are the main sources of threat to regional peace and security. By aggressively imposing the logic of confrontation, the Azerbaijani authorities demonstrate that their goal is not to achieve peace through dialogue, but to gain a unilateral military and political advantage.