Tuesday, May 30 2023 18:51

ArmInfo.It is upsetting that the EU in the face of the President of the European Council Charles  Michel refers to Artsakh people as "Armenians living in former NKAO", disregarding the fact of the decades-long existence of their statehood built on the exercise of their fundamental and inalienable right to self-determination.

Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan wrote  on his Facebook page.  "Such formulations, made intentionally by a  union that champions human rights values worldwide, not only hurt the  feelings of Artsakh people, but also bring a destructive effect to  the peace process over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as they ignore  its main beneficiary's rights - Artsakh people.

The neglect of Artsakh people's will and interests and the  intentional avoidance of using the term "Nagorno-Karabakh" definitely  do not contribute to the peace negotiations on the initiative of the  EU, but pave the way to the forced subjugation of Artsakh with a  sustainable level of democracy into an Armenophobic and authoritarian  state - Azerbaijan," Stepanyan noted.