Dear Colleagues,

We are going to adopt a report, which emphasizes the importance of democratic values and democratic systems.

Armenia joint Euronest family with the confidence that Eastern Partnership is a community where all members share equal responsibilities, principles, values, and which is most important respect fundamental principles of international law and fundamental freedoms.

We entered the Euronest family with the hope that jointly we can create a political climate where fruitful and constructive dialogue would be held based on understanding and respect.

Unfortunately, the morning session started with statements that not only didn´t provide an objective evaluation of the situation, but damages the negotiation process on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as the efforts of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly to create a political framework for cooperation and democratization of member countries.

As a member of Dashnak party, a founding member of Socialist International, I cannot accept being treated as a fascist by anybody, whatever their rank in their country, and especially in a country where our socialist friends are arrested for their political views.

However, I hope that the report prepared by the co-rapporteurs will enhance the future democratization of the partner countries and bring all partners to the new stage of cooperation.

Lilit Galstyan, Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Session, Baku

(An Armenian delegation is in Baku to participate in the The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly which consists of the European Parliament delegation and the Eastern European Partners' (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine). Euronest is a parliamentary forum to promote political association and further economic integration between the European Union and the Eastern European Partners.)