The relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union and the current situation in the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict were discussed at a meeting of the Public Council for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict (Nagorno-Karabakh Council) yesterday.
At a meeting in the office of the Azerbaijan National Committee of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (HCA ANC) political experts noted that the exit of Azerbaijan from PA Euronest may have negative consequences.
In the structure, where there will be no Azerbaijan, opportunities will expand for the activity of Armenia, which is actively cooperating with the EU.
It was also noted that the concept of security of Azerbaijan at the European integration course is listed as the main vector. EU countries are major trade partners of Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijan’s oil and gas will come to Europe.
The European Commission supports Azerbaijan in implementing gas transportation projects TAP and TANAP. Azerbaijan is a member of the EU Eastern Partnership. Taking into account all these factors, the strategic ties with the EU are in the interests of the national security of Azerbaijan.
Therefore, the weakening of these ties is inadmissible and meets the interests of Russia and Armenia.
Instead of freezing relations with the EU, it is necessary to expand dialogue with Brussels, to discuss controversial topics. The weakening of ties with the EU will have a negative impact on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. "Russia's goal is not a fair settlement of the conflict, but the release of several areas for the deployment of its troops. If Russia gets the opportunity, it will never withdraw its troops from Karabakh and just settlement will not be achieved, they mentioned at the meeting. -06D--
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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