Hay Dat: Swiss parliamentarians launch new platform in support of  Artsakh Armenians` right of return

ArmInfo. The Swiss Parliament has established a platform for peace - a global forum for displaced indigenous Armenians of Artsakh to negotiate with Azerbaijan and  other international stakeholders for the safe and collective return  of Armenians  to their homeland, as reported by the Central Bureau of  "Hay Dat" of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun".

According to the report, on May 26, a cross-party committee of 19  parliamentarians in support of the "Swiss Peace Initiative" will be  launched in Bern. Thus, the committee is implementing the decision of  the upper house of the Swiss Parliament of March 18 regarding the  introduction of necessary international mechanisms for the  implementation of the right of Artsakh Armenians to return, which has  a legally binding effect on the country's executive power.

It is noted that the initiative is aimed at supporting Switzerland's  commitment "to facilitate an open dialogue between  Azerbaijan and  representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian people, conducted  under international supervision or in the presence of internationally  relevant actors, to negotiate the safe and collective return of the  historically resident Armenian population." 

The committee, which enjoys broad cross-party support, is chaired by  members of the Swiss National Council Erich Vontobel and Stefan  Muller-Altermatt. The upcoming event will feature the co-chairs of  the committee, as well as former Foreign Minister of Armenia,  Chairman of the Committee for the Defense of the Fundamental Rights  of the People of Nagorno-Karabakh Vartan Oskanian, Director of the  Lady Cox Rehabilitation Center Vardan Tadevosyan, Secretary General  of the Switzerland-Armenia Interparliamentary Friendship Group Sargis  Shahinyan and Director for Public Advocay of the International  Organization of Christian Solidarity Dr. Joel Veldkamp.