UK MPs support Swiss peace initiative on Nagorno-Karabakh

ArmInfo. UK MPs Jim Shannon and Lord Alton of Liverpool have issued  a joint public statement on  behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG FoRB), supporting the Swiss peace initiative on Nagorno-Karabakh. 

According to a report received by ArmInfo, the statement,  representing the views of over 110 UK MPs who are members of the  APPG, welcomed the Swiss Peace Initiative for  Nagorno-Karabakh. The  UK MPs emphasized the importance of  ensuring the return of the  displaced to their home,  protecting fundamental human rights,  including  respect for  Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of  Human Rights, and safeguarding Armenian cultural and spiritual  heritage.

"Restoring security, dignity and stability for all communities in  Nagorno-Karabakh is vital not only for humanitarian reasons, but also  for greater stability in a volatile region of increasing geopolitical  and economic importance," the statement said.