Pashinyan discusses Nagorno Karabakh humanitarian crisis with PACE President

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YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Tiny Kox during the 4th Council of Europe Summit in Rejkjavik, Iceland.

Pashinyan and Kox “discussed the course of the ongoing democratic reforms in Armenia and the planned programs in this direction,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a readout.

PM Pashinyan said that strengthening democracy is a strategy for the Armenian government and that Armenia will consistently move forward on this path. Kox welcomed the policy and proactivity of the Armenian government in this direction.

Issues related to the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno Karabakh resulting from the illegal blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan were also discussed.

Pashinyan then held a brief meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel.