YEREVAN. – The issue of Nagorno- Karabakh must be a real concern for Europe, Ms Anne Brasseur, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), told the press briefing on Monday at the National Assembly of Armenia. 

“Karabakh must be a real concern for all of us, because it is about citizens, which are part of our European family of the 47 member countries of CoE.  And the only way in which solution can be found is, of course, through dialogue. Violence can never be an answer,” she said.

To make a modest contribution to the conflict settlement, the PACE is set to draft a report on Nagnorno-Karabakh. That paper is not going to interfere in the OSCE Minsk Group process, and is intended to suggest rather than to instruct, she explained.

In order for the report to be well balanced, Armenian delegation in PACE is strongly encouraged to participate, she added.

During an official visit to Armenia on 13-15 April, Ms Brasseur is due to meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Foreign Minister. Meetings are also scheduled with parliamentary groups of the National Assembly, the Armenian delegation to PACE and representatives of civil society.