YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, ARTSAKHPRESS. The Vice President of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan held a meeting with the Members of the European Parliament Sylvie Guillaume and François Alfonsi.
Welcoming the guests, Ruben Rubinyan introduced the situation in the region at the request of the MEPs. Rubinyan spoke about the humanitarian challenges that the 120,000 Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh face as a result of Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the parliament’s press service said in a read-out.
At the meeting, a reference was made to the invasion of the sovereign territory of Armenia by the Azerbaijani armed forces and the problems regarding Armenian prisoners of war.
Ideas were exchanged on the process of normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations.
Ruben Rubinyan highlighted the efforts made by the international community to establish security and stability in the region.
