News - European Parliament new resolutions demand immediate sanctions on Azerbaijan

The European Parliament has adopted two resolutions calling for immediate sanctions against Azerbaijan. Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the ruling majority Civil Contract Faction in the National Assembly of Armenia, wrote about this on Facebook. Hovhannisyan noted as follows "The European Parliament adopted 2 resolutions on foreign policy and EU security and defense policy, in each of which it calls on the EU: To immediately impose sanctions against Azerbaijan and suspend the memorandum of understanding on strategic energy partnership. To be prepared to impose targeted and individual sanctions against Azerbaijan's political and military leadership, suspend [Azerbaijani] oil and [natural] gas imports in the event of any military aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia. To strengthen the mandate of the EU [civilian monitoring] mission in Armenia, increase its size, extend its term, and deploy monitors on the [Armenian] border with Turkey. To stop negotiations on a new partnership agreement with Azerbaijan."