Stepan Safaryan: NATO PA should refrain from discussing Karabakh issue

PanARMENIAN.Net - After NATO PA session in Riga, Azeri delegation announced that a possibility to draft a report on Karabakh issue was discussed with NATO Parliamentary Assembly President John Tanner. The head of Armenian parliamentary delegation in NATO PA Karen Avagyan denied the information at the time, Heritage party leader, member of RA parliamentary delegation in NATO PA Stepan Safaryan stated.

As he pointed out in a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, “Discussion of Karabakh conflict in any other structure but OSCE MG is unacceptable. In the present case, NATO PA has to realize, the Azeri initiative aims at raising the issue in international structures rather than promote its settlement.”

“Should NATO PA accept the suggestion, thus supporting destructive position of Azerbaijan, Armenia might need to give a serious thought as to unhealthy atmosphere within the Organisation,” Safaryan stated.