Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian participated in the Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s initiative of the ministerial meetings of the European People's Party in Vienna on March 13, the Press, Information and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia informed.
Foreign Minister: No alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 14, ARTSAKHPRESS-ARMENPRESS: The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of twelve countries ,EPP President Joseph Dole, President of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Elmar Brok, European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, and other senior members of the EPP .
The agenda of the ministerial meeting included fight against terrorism and extremism, the problems associated with migration. Discussions included issues taking place in the Western Balkans, the South Caucasus and ways of their solution in cooperation within the Eastern Partnership.
Participating in the discussions, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian referred to the migration flows and noted: "Armenia has given shelter to about twenty thousand Syrian refugees, thus being the third state by ratio of the number of Syrian refugees in Europe."
Armenia's FM stressed that in seeking solutions to problems related to migration, first of all causes of the problems should be addressed. In this context Minister Nalbandian stressed the importance of joint fight against terrorism and the process of political settlement of the Syrian crisis.
Edward Nalbandian touched upon the relations between Armenia and the European Union, stressed the importance of the negotiations that started on the elaboration of a new legal document, stressing that the new agreement will reflect the depth of cooperation and the results obtained.
Foreign Minister of Armenia presented to EPP partners the Karabakh conflict settlement efforts by Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, stressing that there is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
