“Euronest can help in establishing dialogue between the parties to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek stated in an interview with APA agency.

“We want to bring parliamentarians from both countries and establish dialogue. We are keen to support the strengthening of relations among all the partner countries’ members of the Eastern Partnership, and not only between each of them and the EU,” he said.

He also said that the European Parliament “does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an entity”. “We should never forget about the basic needs of common people, wherever they are living. Promoting people-to-people contacts, easing trade and travel conditions, extending a hand of help rather than creating new walls has always been the policy of the European Parliament,” he said.

“Nevertheless, individual visits without a clear institutional mandate to disputed areas cannot be helpful for the promotion of peaceful settlement or for increasing mutual understanding. All parties should seek for a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as soon as possible on the basis of international law. Real efforts are needed to pave the way for a lasting peace and it should be avoided by both sides’ provocative policies and rhetoric, inflammatory statements and manipulation of history. I encourage a mutually satisfactory solution which serves the interests of all,” Buzek noted.