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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS:Head of the NA’s European Integration Affairs permanent commission Naira Zohrabyan participated October 19-22 in the capital of Sweden Stockholm in the launching conference of creation of Eastern Partnership parliamentary format. NA public relations department told Armenpress that during the conference the suggestions of 6 member states of Eastern Partnership were presented and how the participants imagine the parliamentary format of the partnership – the “Euronest” – which may be a serious impetus to the main platforms established by Eastern partnership as well as for the solution of economic integration issues of the EU partner states. Naira Zohrabyan in her speech presented the suggestions of the Armenian side, noting that Armenia highlights the creation of parliamentary format of partnership which will give an opportunity by using flexible parliamentary instruments and parliamentary diplomacy promote the European integration of partnership countries. Speaking about the cooperation among the partner states, which is the main component of the Eastern partnership, N. Zohrabyan referred to the biased policy of Azerbaijan which essentially impedes the solution of prior issues. Referring to the Armenia’s approaches over “Euronest”, she said that it will be unacceptable for the Armenian side if Azerbaijan tries to turn the parliamentary partnership format into a format of conflict solution, adding that the continuation of suchlike policy of Azerbaijan will take this important initiative to a deadlock. In response to the speech of the representative of Azerbaijani parliament in which false and disorienting information about Nagorno Karabakh was voiced, N. Zohrabyan submitted a written application to representative of Sweden chairing the conference, Goran Lenmarker, suggesting to draw the attention of EU partner member states to the unconstructive policy of Azerbaijan, and calling on EU to display a clear attitude toward the not constructive steps and statements of Azerbaijan. As a result of the conference is was decided in the shortest period of `time` sum up the issues connected with the formation of the parliamentary format and establish the “Euronest”. According to initial agreement, the Eastern Partnership Parliamentary Assembly will consist of 120 parliamentarians: 60 from EU member-states and 10 from each partner state – Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus.