YEREVAN. – The Armenian delegation’s message at Euronest was that Armenia is not prepared to make any compromises, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party MP Lilit Galstyan said, during a press conference on Thursday, reflecting on the fact that no final report was approved during the Euronest first plenary session held in Strasbourg, France. This is because the Armenian delegation was against certain formulations made in the   document that was circulated in the political commission of Euronest.

In Galstyan’s words, the objections were on the points where Armenia’s neighboring countries, having adopted international law’s principle of territorial integrity had “forgotten” about the equally important principle of the right of nations to self-determination.

“We obstructed the passage of a resolution where solely territorial integrity was to be stipulated,” the MP noted.

Republican Party of Armenia MP Hovhannes Sahakyan stated that this is one of those unique cases when, having relations with a large organization, «we were able to pursue our nation’s objective and interest, and to obligate.”

Prosperous Armenia Party MP Vahe Enfiajyan stated that the Armenian delegation spoke in favor of preserving the world’s cultural values and showing them the attention they deserve. Azerbaijan, on the other hand, was speaking about territorial integrity and occupied territories.

“The Armenian delegation was united and consolidated,” he added.        

Heritage Party MP Stepan Safaryan said the compromised version posed no threat to Armenia, but was not supported by Azerbaijan, and, as a result, no view was adopted in Euronest’s Energy Security Commission.   

Euronest’s first session in Strasbourg had brought together MPs from the European Parliament and 5 member states of the Eastern Partnership Project.