OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative, Kristian Vigenin, discusses parliamentary support to the Nagorno-Karabakh peace resolution (Source: News.am)
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)—The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on the South Caucasus, Kristian Vigenin (MP, Bulgaria), concluded a two-day visit to Armenia and called for increased parliamentary support for efforts for a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In Yerevan, the Special Representative met with Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, Vice-President of the Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov, and with senior members of parliament including from the OSCE PA delegation, the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and leaders of several parliamentary parties. Vigenin also visited the OSCE Office in Yerevan, and met with representatives of civil society.
“Following the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Vienna on May 16, it is crucial that we follow up these efforts with support at the parliamentary level. The agreements of the presidents to finalize an OSCE investigative method and to expand the OSCE presence in the conflict zone are important steps that can help reduce the risk of violence,â€
