European Parliament calls on Turkey for constructive role in Armenia-Azerbaijan settlement process

The European Parliament, during a plenary session vote on May 7, adopted the report on Turkey, which, among others, mentions the country’s normalization process with Armenia, as well as Ankara’s possible role in the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization.

Three hundred and sixty-seven MEPs voted in favor of the report, 74 voted against while 188 abstained.

According to Armenpress’s correspondent in Brussels, with the report, the European Parliament expressed support to the Armenian-Turkish normalization pursuant to reconciliation, good-neighborly relations, regional stability and security, as well as socio-economic development interests, and welcomed the progress achieved so far.

MEPs welcome the ongoing efforts to restore relations between the two countries, call on Turkey to speed up the implementation of the agreements reached between the special representatives of the Turkish and Armenian governments, such as the opening of airspace and borders for third-country nationals and holders of diplomatic passports. The report welcomes the temporary opening of the Margara-Alican border crossing for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria. MEPs hope that these developments can serve as a catalyst for the normalization of relations in the South Caucasus, including in terms of security and socio-economic development, and underline the EU’s interest in supporting this process.

The report encourages Turkey to play a constructive role in promoting regional stability by supporting a speedy conclusion of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process, namely by using its influence on Azerbaijan to prevent the latter’s possible renewed aggression against the sovereignty of Armenia.

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