9 Amendments of Loucas FOURLAS related to 2021/2230(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas periodical deadly military confrontations between Azerbaijan and Armenia continue; whereas the 9 November 2020 ceasefire agreement, introduced after the 44-day war triggerstarted by Azerbaijan in 2020, has been violated several times resulting in more casualties; whereas in his several statements, including in the most recent speech delivered at «an event organized on the occasion of Victory Day» on November 8 2022, President Aliyev admitted that Azerbaijan had started the war in 2020, stated that ''on the whole, the international attitude towards the 44-day war was positive” and once again threatened to use force against Armenia;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not been yet resolved and requires a comprehensive solution; whereas two years after the signing of the ceasefire statement in November 2020, which ended the 44-day war, humanitarian issues are still pending; whereas Armenia has handed all the minefield maps at its disposal; whereas Azerbaijan has been using the demand for the maps to artificially delay the return of Armenian POWs; whereas there are still 33Armenian POWs illegally kept in Baku and sentenced to imprisonments of 4 to 20 years;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas during the military aggression by Azerbaijan in September 2022 civilian objects and infrastructure in the three provinces of the Republic of Armenia, namely Gegharkunik, Syunik, and Vayots Dzor, came under shelling of Azerbaijani forces, which left 7600 persons displaced, including1437 children;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas since the adoption of the Parliament’s resolution of 10 March 2022 on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Caucasus Heritage Watch has reported about a new case of the destruction of an Armenian church located in the territories fallen under the control of Azerbaijan after the 2020 war in Nagorno-Karabakh ;whereas this goes against the main calls expressed in the March 10 resolution and is a major violation of the provisional measure of the International Court of Justice of 7 December 2021 which ordered Azerbaijan to prevent and punish acts of vandalism and desecration affecting Armenian cultural heritage;
Amendment 165 #
9. Strongly insists that Azerbaijan and Armenia refrain from destroying cultural, religious or historical heritagereiterates ts strong demand on Azerbaijan, expressed in Parliament’s resolution of 10 March 2022, to refrain from acts of vandalism and desecration and destruction of Armenian cultural, religious or historical heritage in the territories fallen under its control after the 2020 war; calls for the restoration of damaged sites in accordance with UNESCO standards and indications as well as for a greater involvement of the international community; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to quickly allow a UNESCO mission to visit both countries without preconditions;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Turkey and welcomes the progress achieved so far; calls for the speedy implementation of agreements reached by the special representatives; calls on both sides to engage in the process in good faith and without preconditions; recalls that the previous attempt of normalisation of relations between Armenia and Turkey through the signing of 2009 protocols failed because of Turkey's unilateral support for Azerbaijan and conditioning the opening of border and establishment of diplomatic relations with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; deplores the signals coming from the Turkish authorities that the current process is closely coordinated with Azerbaijan and emphasizes its calls on Turkey not to repeat the mistake of the past and to take concrete steps in the ongoing process with Armenia;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes with satisfaction the implementation of Armenia-EU CEPA and the fact that the fully implemented measures include the adoption of the new Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes, adoption of the National Strategy2019- 2022 for the fight against corruption and the establishment of the relevant independent anti-corruption body, adoption of legislative package regulating the field of Mass media, adoption of 2019- 2024 Strategy for Judicial and Legal Reforms, adoption of the amendments to the Electoral Code, increase of the number of judges as well as adoption of the Action Plan 2020-2022 for the Protection of Human Rights and many more;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the visit of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Armenia in October 2022 and the IAEA support for ensuring that Armenia’s nuclear program is safe and secure; welcomes also Armenia's commitment to "Rays of Hope" initiative and its positive example in achieving "CancerCare4All”, as stated during the above-mentioned visit;