MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recognition of the Republic of Artsakh

B9‑0446/2020

Motion for a European Parliament resolution on recognition of the Republic of Artsakh

The European Parliament,

– having regard to Articles 1 and 55 of the Charter of the United Nations,

– having regard to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625,

– having regard to Rule 143 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas the arbitrary attachment of Nagorno-Karabakh to the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan on 4 July 1921 is a source of the tensions underlying the current conflict;

B. whereas the law of 3 April 1990 on ‘procedures for resolving problems in the event of the secession of a Soviet Republic of the USSR’ gave Nagorno-Karabakh a legal basis for secession;

C. whereas the Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh meet all the objective criteria for group identity as defined by UNESCO, and whereas they have institutions separate from those of Azerbaijan;

D. whereas the Armenian population has been subject to discrimination, massive human rights abuses and massacres organised under the Azerbaijani administration;

E. whereas the ceasefire agreement of 9 November 2020 does not include any long-term guarantees for their protection;

1. Condemns Azerbaijan’s military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh;

2. Calls on the Member States to officially recognise the Republic of Artsakh.