France-Karabakh Friendship Circle welcomes creation of a Nagorno-Karabakh group in the European Parliament.

The event dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence brought together over dozen of members of the European Parliament, representatives of international structures based in Brussels.

Speaker of Karabakh National Assembly Ashot Ghulyan and MEP Frank Enge delivered speeches. The latter welcomed guests and announced creation of Nagorno-Karabakh group,

“It is an important step in the right direction. To contribute to greater presence of Nagorno-Karabakh in the European institutions means to contribute to fundamental recognition of the country by these institutions,”said Francois Rochebloine, chairman of the Friendship Circle

The goal of this group is to organize informative visits to promote establishment of relations between the European and Karabakh societies as well as strengthening of Nagorno-Karabakh's presence in the European and international agencies.

“Nowadays it is impossible to prevent communication of any state with the world. Europe should learn to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh. By learning much about the country, Brussels will recognize it,” Rochebloine added.