Thursday, February 17 2022 18:22

ArmInfo. The European Parliament emphasizes the need to expand the EU's involvement in the South Caucasus to ensure the stability and prosperity of the region.   This is stated in the report of the European Parliament on foreign  policy and security for 2021.

Thus, According to the source: EaP "Stresses the need for increased  EU and Member State engagement in the South Caucasus for the region's  stability and prosperity as well as to counteract the influence and  interference of regional powers; welcomes the engagement of the  President of the European Council in alleviating the political crisis  in Georgia; sees it as an act of EU leadership and calls for a  similar approach to crisis and conflict situations in the EaP region  and beyond; supports Georgia's territorial integrity and condemns  Russian occupation of Georgian territories, calls on the EU, its  Member States and the VP/HR to actively engage in finding a lasting  settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh and to  prevent a further escalation of tensions in the region, notably by  pressing Azerbaijan and Armenia to address post-war issues, including  the demarcation of borders and the release of all remaining prisoners  of war; notes that the OSCE Minsk Group remains the only  internationally recognised format for the resolution of this  conflict, on the basis of the principles of territorial integrity,  non-use of force, self- determination and equal rights, and peaceful  resolution of conflicts; calls for its swift return to its mediating  role; Reaffirms its unwavering support to the Eastern Partnership  (EaP) countries, and in particular as regards their independence,  sovereignty and territorial integrity within their internationally  recognised borders as well as the respect for the will of the people;  calls for the full implementation of the Association Agreements with  Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and the Comprehensive and Enhanced  Partnership Agreement with Armenia; underlines the need to continue  negotiations on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement  between the EU and Azerbaijan; urges the EaP countries, and in  particular those that have chosen to pursue the path of democracy and  European integration, to ensure that fundamental freedoms, human  rights and rule of law are upheld and to continue implementing the  necessary social, economic and political reforms," the report reads.