20 Amendments of Harald VILIMSKY related to 2021/2230(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian genocide,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas Armenia has suffered an unprovoked, illegal and unjustified act of military aggression by Azerbaijan to which the European union remained apathetic, thus demonstrating double standard depending on whether the aggressor is or isn’t a geopolitical enemy pursuant to the EU’s political agenda;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas more than 300 people were killed since the renewal of the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; whereas footages were released of multiple acts of torture, mutilation and execution of Armenian prisoners by the Azerbaijani armed forces;
Amendment 16 #
-Ab. whereas Turkey stands by the Republic of Azerbaijan with all its economic, security, political, and military facilities; whereas Turkey is the most important supporter of Baku in the border dispute; whereas, according to intelligence reports, Syrian fighters from jihadist groups have transited through Gaziantep, southeaster Turkey, to reach the Nagorno-Karabakh theatre of operations;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in the past, the Armenian people have previously been the victims of terrible violence and abuses, most notably the horrific genocide of 1915;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is committed to promoting a South Caucasus region thatsecurity, stability and peace are essential for the South Caucasus, so that appropriate relations with the EU and its secure, stable, peaceful and prosperousMember States can be further cultivated in this region;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a sustainable normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan requires that all violence cease and that all the root causes of conflict be addressed to achieve lasting peace as soon as possible;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has had implications for the South Caucasus and has further complicated the security situation in the region; whereas Turkey has not contributed to the peace process, but has instead exacerbated the conflict; whereas the EU and its Member States should condemn with the same intensity any acts of war and aggression against sovereign countries;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Turkey has not yet recognized the Armenian genocide;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully implement the tripartite ceasefire agreement of 9 November 2020 and to urgently implement measures to prepare their respective populations for peaceful coexistence; calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric which threatens toput an immediate end to the use of propaganda that is likely to only undermine the peace process;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU to condemn more explicitly any future ceasefire violations or aggression by Azerbaijan against Armenia and not to use ideological or even geopolitical scales to do so;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the EU’s passive stance during and immediately after the 2020 war gave other regional actors, such as Russia and Turkey, the opportunity to gain influence; strongly supports, therefore, the initiative taken by the President of the European Council Charles Michel to convene and mediatSupports any initiatives to convene bilateral meetings of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan ion Brussels and encourages the work on the ground of the EU’s special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgianeutral ground; urges the governments of both countries to fully engage in the drafting of a peace treaty and welcomes in this regard the meetings of the foreign affairs ministers of both countries;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the initial discussions on the process of border delimitation; welcomes the agreement to deploy a civilian EU mission to build trust and contribute to the border commissions;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns the footage that has appeared depicting the torture, mutilation and killingthe murder of an Armenian servicewoman and unarmed Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani armed forces; calls for a full and impartial investigation of the videos to identify those responsible and hold them accountable for their actions;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly insists that Azerbaijan and Armenia refrain from destroying cultural, religious or historical heritage; recalls that, according to the EU 2021 annual report of 10 March 2022 on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh, irreversible destruction of religious and cultural heritage was carried out by Azerbaijan in the region, resulting in the destruction of 89 Armenian churches, 20,000 graves and more than 5,000 tombstones; calls for the restoration of damaged sites in accordance with UNESCO standards and indications; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to quickly allow a UNESCO mission to visit both countries without preconditions;
Amendment 181 #
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; is looking forward to the recognition, on the part of the Turkish authorities, of their responsibility in the Armenian Genocide; 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;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Condemns Turkey's military support, which actively intervened in the conflict on the side of Azerbaijan; notes that Turkey is in no way a reliable treaty partner that could exert influence within the framework of peaceful coexistence between Armenia and Azerbaijan; condemns further interventions by the Turkish government in the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh; calls in this regard for a reorientation of Turkey's EU accession process, which should be stopped once and for all;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the important role of civil societyat Armenian citizens as a whole play an important role in the shaping and implementation of key reforms;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Strongly urges the Turkish Government to recognise the Armenian genocide;