ArmInfo. Armenia considers it important to participate in all events, where it has the opportunity to express its point of view, regardless of the venue. On September 2 at a press conference in Yerevan the deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, head of the parliamentary commission on foreign affairs Armen Ashotyan said, touching on the upcoming visit to Baku for the meeting of Euronest.
"In political issues, we are not at all obliged to confine ourselves exclusively to our region. We have something to say at this conference, and we have every right to participate in its work. It's another matter that the tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan requires additional security guarantees. Baku confirmed its readiness to provide these security guarantees, "Ashotyan said.
At the same time, he informed that Armenia applied for the 4th Euronest conference in February 2018 in Yerevan.
To note, on September 22, the conference of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Baku. The delegation from Armenia, headed by the chairman of the permanent commission on foreign relations of the Armenian Parliament Armen Ashotyan, will take part in it. The theme of the conference is "The role of parliamentarians in promoting gender equality and ensuring a healthy lifestyle for women in the Eastern Partnership countries within the framework of goals 3 and 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals."