Alen Simonyan: The attempt to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict  by force contradicts Azerbaijan`s commitment to the CoE

ArmInfo.On June 9, the RA NA President Alen Simonyan being in Strasbourg on a working visit met with the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the  Council of Europe (PACE) Despina Chatzivassiliou- Tsovilis.  As the  press service of the RA NA reports, he highly appreciated the key  role of the Council of Europe and PACE and the effective continuity  of the activities as a pillar of democratic security, a guarantor of  human rights and rule of law, a platform of real versatility and  effective dialogue.

The sides discussed the role of PACE in strengthening democracy in  Armenia, particularly issues regarding the work of the Co-rapporteurs  of the Monitoring Committee.

The RA NA President documented that after the 44-day war there are  numerous unsolved problems, and the most urgent one is the immediate  repatriation of Armenian prisoners of war and other held persons.

He noted that this attempt of resolving the conflict of Nagorno  Karabakh by force contradicts the commitment of Azerbaijan's  membership to the CoE on regulating the Nagorno Karabakh conflict  exclusively in a peaceful way.

In the RA NA President's opinion, PACE should pursue its resolution  (Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and  Azerbaijan/Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, September 27, 2021) on  humanitarian consequences of Nagorno Karabakh conflict which related  to the problems of Armenian prisoners of war, the humanitarian access  in Artsakh, the preservation of Armenian spiritual  historical-cultural heritage, the measures aimed at the stability of  the situation on the borders and numerous other urgent issues.

He once again documented the commitment of Armenia to the  establishment of peace and making real efforts in that direction,  which cannot be said about the Azerbaijani authorities, which until  now pursue anti-Armenian and bellicose policy against the Republic of  Armenia.