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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. On February 23, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan received the delegation led by MEP François Alfonsi, co-founder of the friendship group with Artsakh in the European Parliament.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from MFA Armenia, during the meeting, the parties discussed the security situation in the South Caucasus region, the importance of the deployment of the EU observation mission, the need for the immediate release of the Armenian prisoners of war kept in Azerbaijani captivity, and the steps to preserve the Armenian cultural heritage.

The deputy minister presented in detail the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh resulted by the blocking of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan. In this context, the parties highlighted the decision of the International Court of Justice regarding the indication of provisional measures against Azerbaijan.

It is noted that a number of issues of the Armenia-EU partnership agenda were discussed, including inter-parliamentary cooperation. Paruyr Hovhannisyan highly appreciated the firm position of the European Parliament on issues of primary importance for the Armenian side, which was reflected in the relevant resolutions and reports.