Armen Ashotyan ambassador of Great Britain: Artsakh not less than  Scotland has the right to control its own destiny

ArmInfo. Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Armenia on Foreign Relations Armen Ashotyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Armenia Judith Farnworth.  Ashotyan highly appreciated the existing opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries and expressed the hope that it will soon become closer and more focused.

In this context, the importance of constructive cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the United Kingdom on inter-parliamentary platforms was stressed.

Turning to the effectiveness of parliamentary diplomacy, the sides stressed the importance of activating inter-parliamentary friendship groups. Also touched upon are the opportunities for cooperation with the British Embassy on strengthening the potential of the National Assembly.

During the meeting, the sides touched upon the opportunities for bilateral cooperation within the broad framework of the all-European family. In this context, cooperation in the framework of the Eastern Partnership was touched upon. The signing of a new Agreement on a comprehensive and expanded partnership at the forthcoming Brussels Assembly is especially highlighted.

The parties also addressed the problems of regional cooperation. The importance of ensuring regional stability and security, the peaceful settlement of current conflicts was underscored.

Touching upon the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Ashotyan noted that the people of Artsakh, no less than Scotland, have the right to dispose of their own destiny. In this vein, he highly appreciated the attitude of the British government towards the referendum in Scotland and expressed the hope that sooner or later the tendency to wide application of the right to self-determination would be accepted by Azerbaijan.