2 October, Brussels - On the initiative of the Member of the European Parliament MEP Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, 24 members of the European Parliament addressed a written question to the President of the European Council Charles Michel regarding the Azerbaijani aggression against Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh. The MEPs are asking whether the EU is preparing to impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and whether the EU council is willing to take actions in order to exert all the necessary pressure on the government of Azerbaijan to stop hostilities and withdraw its troops.
Commenting on the written question of the MEPs, the President of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) Kaspar Karampetian stated: "This just one of the many similar initiatives by the Members of the European Parliament. In the European Parliament there is already an awareness about who in fact unleashed this war. Except for literally two MEPs, who have both vested in interests in having a pro-Azerbaijani stance, there have been no statements in the European Parliament supporting Azerbaijan."
Furthermore Karampetian summed up: "The EAFJD and our committees across Europe actively continue to raise awareness among the politicians."
Please find the written questions below
1. What the President of the European Council will do for an immediate cessation of hostilities and ceasefire?
2. What kind of actions is the President of European Council willing to take exerting all necessary pressure on the government of Azerbaijan to stop hostilities and withdraw its troops?
3. EU continues to be Azerbaijan's biggest export and second biggest import market with a 51 % share in Azerbaijan's exports and a 16 % share in Azerbaijan's imports. Is the European Council willing to prepare a list imposing financial sanctions to Azerbaijan?
Signatures
MEP KYMPOUROPOULOS Stelios
MEP PEREIRA Lidia
MEP KAILI Eva
MEP BELLAMY François-Xavier
MEP STEFANEC Ivan
MEP CASTALDO Fabio Massimo
MEP ARA-KOVACS Attila
MEP ANDROULAKIS Nikos
MEP GEORGOULIS Alexis
MEP PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios
MEP ZAGORAKIS Theodoros
MEP KYRTSOS Georgios
MEP PAPADAKIS Demetris
MEP RADTKE Dennis
MEP KANKO Assita
MEP KOULOGLOU Stelios
MEP KOUNTOURA Elena
MEP SINČIĆ Ivan Vilibor
MEP MAVRIDES Costas
MEP ZACHAROPOULOU Chrysoula
MEP KRUK Elżbieta
MEP FOURLAS Loucas
MEP SCHREIJER-PIERIK Annie
MEP MALDEIKIENE Aušra