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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS. DutchMP andspokespersonforForeign Affairsof theChristian DemocraticParty ofthe Netherlands Martin van Helvert cannot imagine how the EU can cooperate with Azerbaijan, which ignores the calls for ceasefire, the MP told ARMENPRESS, commenting on the Turkey-backed aggression of Azerbaijan against Armenia.
Martin van Helvert noted that the EU and UN make calls for a ceasefire and he also supports that idea. ‘’But Azerbaijan overtly said that it does not agree. I don’t think it’s a good sign, particularly at a moment when we are discussing the EU’s partnership with Azerbaijan. And I cannot image that we will start partnership with a country that does not listen to the EU and UN calls for a ceasefire’’, the MP said.
He said that Turkey’s militaristic rhetoric his horrifying, given that it’s a NATO member state.
‘’I have asked the minister to impose international pressure on Turkey so as it gives up speaking in a hostile language about Nagorno Karabakh conflict’’, he said.
The MP also condemned that Turkey has deployed many Syrian mercenaries in Azerbaijan to fight against the people of Nagorno Karabakh. He noted that Azerbaijan receives military assistance from both Turkey and Israel.
Addressing the Armenian people, Martin van Helvert said, ‘’Do not forget that you have friends also in the Netherlands and we will do everything to stop this war, as soon as possible’.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan