YEREVAN. – Ambassador Piotr Świtalski, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Armenia, told Zhoghovurd daily that the European Parliament debate on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and which was held around one week, was unprecedented in the past six to seven years, the daily reported.

“Immediately after the resumption of hostilities [in the Karabakh conflict zone], Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU [for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission], issued a statement, [and] called the foreign ministers of the two countries [i.e. Armenia and Azerbaijan]. The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus was constantly in touch with the senior officials of the two countries.

“The European Parliament debate [on these hostilities] was the first of its kind during the last six to seven years, which was very important, and it meant that the conflict is a threat not only to the region, but also to EU stability. That’s why I don’t agree that the EU was silent, or didn’t show interest in this issue,” Świtalski said.