15 February 2018
Brussels, 15 February 2018 – On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh Movement, when the people of Nagorno-Karabakh appealed to the Soviet authorities to exercise their right to unification with Armenia, European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) and AGBU Europe are organizing a conference entitled: ‘Nagorno-Karabakh & the EU:1988-2018. Taking stock of 30 years of EU policy on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict”.
Building on the European Parliament’s institutional memory of the conflict, triggered by events in February 1988, at the time when Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh were part of the Soviet Union, two panels of parliamentarians and other experts will: provide their testimonies on how the European Parliament regarded the crisis between February 1988 and May 1991; critically examine the EU’s current policy on the matter; and discuss a range of recommendations to help build confidence and promote peace-building between the peoples of Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan.
PROGRAMME
13.00: Welcome and introductory remarks, Frank Engel MEP (EPP)
13.05: TESTIMONIES FROM THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: 1988 – 1991
In retrospect: how did the European Parliament understand the emerging crisis? What were its recommendations?
- Tsvetana PASKALEVA, Journalist
- Jaromir STETINA, MEP (EPP)
- Eleni THEOCHAROUS, MEP (ECR)
14.00: BLUEPRINT FOR ENGAGEMENT: 10 SUGGESTIONS FOR AN EU CONTRIBUTION TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH PEACE
Looking forward: what initiatives could the EU take to improve the lives of people in Nagorno-Karabakh, reduce tensions, build trust and pave the way to peace?
- Lars ADAKTUSSON, MEP (EPP)
- Paul MEERTS, Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’
- Licinia SIMAO, Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES)
14.55: CONCLUSIONS
Please click HERE to register for the conference by February 20.
The event is hosted by Frank Engel MEP, Chairman of the Friends of Nagorno-Karabakh group in the European Parliament.