ArmInfo. Deputy of the Armenian Parliament from the opposition faction "Armenia" (Hayastan), Dashnaktsakan Ishkhan Saghatelyan, together with the President of the
European office of the ARF "Hay Dat" Gaspar Karapetyan, held
negotiations with the Chairman of the Committee on International
Relations of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Belgium Els Van Hoff,
Deputy Secretary General of the Party of European Socialists Janek
Pauly and the leader of the largest French- speaking party in Belgium
- MR Gaitan van Heudznhoven.
As Saghatelyan himself reported on his Facebook page, the meeting
outlined the imperative of realizing the right of return of Artsakh
Armenians.
The need for international pressure on Azerbaijan and the release of
Armenian prisoners of war and the military-political leadership of
Artsakh was also noted, attention was drawn to the facts of ethnic
cleansing carried out by Azerbaijan in Artsakh, the ongoing
aggression and the policy of threatening the use of force by
Azerbaijan.
Saghatelyan pointed out the importance of demonstrating the objective
attitude of the international community during the COP 29 conference,
which will be held in Baku this fall.
During the meeting, issues related to the internal political
situation in Armenia and repeated cases of political persecution of
opposition figures were also touched upon.
During the meeting with Janek Poley, an exchange of views took place
regarding the rapprochement of cooperation between European
socialists and the ARF in various fields, the development of
inter-party relations, and the promotion of the social democratic
system of political values in Armenia.
