Edmon Marukyan, Ambassador with Special Assignments of the Republic of Armenia, informed that at the panel discussion on “The War in Ukraine and its Consequences in the South Caucasus” organized at the Congress of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) held in Stockholm on May 26-28, I presented the issues facing Armenia’s territorial integrity and democracy. Challenges and threats.
“I also presented gross violations of the tripartite declaration of November 9, 2020, the return of Armenian prisoners of war, the case of the kidnapping of two servicemen a few days ago, the series of military aggressions and occupation of Azerbaijan from 2021 to now, the demand for the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from the sovereign territory of Armenia, the Lachine Corridor the circumstances of the blockade and the installation of an illegal checkpoint, as well as the open preparation of ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
I also talked about the ongoing peace treaty negotiations and their obstacles. I presented our vision of the institution of guarantees or guarantors of the peace treaty, in which the EU and the international community can play a role, with the prospect of achieving peace and stability in the South Caucasus region. I have answered all the questions of the discussion participants,” he wrote.
