Karabakh to be the focus of a meeting in the European Parliament today

Members of the European Parliament Evgeni Kirilov Vyatutas Landsbergis and Charles Tannock will today host a meeting in the European Parliament during which the contribution of the European Union to the peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict will be discussed. The meeting is co-hosted by the five member organisations of the European Partnership for the peaceful resolution of the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh - Conciliation Resources, International Alert, Conflict Management Intiative Kvina til Kvina and LINKS.
 
The guest speakers will be the new EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Philippe Lefort and John Kjaer, the Head of the Eastern Partnership Division in the European External Action Service.

An exhibition of photos will accompany the event, and  a number of short films will be screened.


source: commonspace.eu newsroom

photo: the European parliament

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