Greek European Parliament deputies have launched initiatives designed to speak out against Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh and Armenia.

Stelios Kympouropoulos, a member of parliament from the center-right New Democratic Way party, along with 24 other members of the European Parliament, has launched an initiative condemning Azerbaijan's aggression against Armenians. The participants of the initiative suggest discussing the issue of imposing sanctions on Azerbaijan.

Kympouropoulos writes on his Facebook page:

Azerbaijan's aggression and the conflict that has ignited in the Caucasus has shocked us and caused feelings of disgrace, especially due to extensive use of violence against civilians and Turkey's provocative intervention.

From the first moment the conflict broke out, I committed myself to doing my best to highlight the Azerbaijan aggression and the need for European intervention to restore peace.

On my initiative, supported by a total of 24 colleagues from all parliamentary groups, an immediate question was submitted to the Council of Leaders and the EU High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Borrell asking:

What will the Council and the HR / BP Borrell do about the immediate ceasefire and ceasefire?

What kind of actions are the Council and BP Borrell willing to take by exerting all necessary pressure on the Azerbaijan government to stop hostilities and withdraw its troops?

The EU is still Azerbaijan's largest export market and the second largest import market with a 51 % share of Azerbaijan's exports and 16 % share of Azerbaijan imports. Is the Council willing to draw up a list of imposing financial sanctions in Azerbaijan?

In addition to the Greek Cypriot parliamentarians, members of parliament from Portugal, France, Slovakia, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Poland, the Netherlands and Lithuania also joined the Greek MP's initiative.

Photo from the European Parliament website