25 Amendments of Ramona STRUGARIU related to 2021/2231(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 15 April 2018,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas deadly military confrontations between Azerbaijan and Armenia continue to erupt periodically; whereas the 9 November 2020 ceasefire statement, introduced after 44-day war triggered by Azerbaijan in 2020, has been violated several times resulting in more casualties;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the high-level meetings held in Brussels between President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan, mediated by President Charles Michel, resulted in encouraging developcommitments;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas despite these commitments Azerbaijan started a military aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia just after the Brussels meeting and has not withdrawn its troops yet;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Azerbaijan is a reliable and trustworthy supplier of fossil fuels to the EU and whereas it is becoming increasingly important in this role;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) of 15 April 2018 established that "a number of former PACE MPs […] had acted contrary to the PACE code of conduct;" and that "certain current and former members of PACE had engaged in activity of a corruptive nature" in favour of Azerbaijan;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas Azerbaijan has targeted journalists and opponents, including in the European Union, such as the assassination attempt of Azerbaijani blogger and opposition figure Mahammad Mirzali in Nantes; whereas Azerbaijani's political opponents have also been targeted by Azerbaijan's allies in the region, in particular via the Turkish diaspora;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict has significantly hampered the development and stability of the whole South Caucasus region; is convinced that a sustainable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot be achieved through military means but requires a comprehensive political settlement in accordance with international law, including the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, the 1975 OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the OSCE Minsk Group’s Basic Principles; calls on the international community to remain seized of this conflict which is a matter of stability and security of the whole region;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly condemns the clashes that erupted on 12 September 2022 and their consequences for the peace process; reiterates that the territorial integrity of Armenia and Azerbaijan must be respected andmilitary aggression by Azerbaijan in September 2022 against multiple targets in the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and its consequences for the peace process; reiterates that the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia must be fully respected and Azerbaijani forces should withdraw to their initial positions; underlines the EU’'s readiness to be more actively involved in settling the region’'s protracted conflicts;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully implement the tripartite ceasefire agrestatement of 9 November 2020; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric and to and condemns Azerbaijan for the regular violations of the ceasefire; recalls that the implementation of article 9 of the ceasefire statement of 9 November 2020 cannot go against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia; calls on both parties to urgently implement measures to prepare their respective populations for peaceful coexistence; calls in this respect on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop using inflammatory rhetoric which threatens the peace process;
Amendment 142 #
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 mediate bilateral meetings of the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels and encourages the work of the EU’s special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia to be actively engaged; deplores however that Azerbaijan did not respect its commitment to the EU and has invaded the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia few days after the meeting with the President of the Council; urges the governments of both countries to fully engage in the drafting of a peace treaty and welcomes in this regard the meeting of the foreign affairs ministers of both countries on 30 September in Geneva;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the initial progress made on the process of border delimitation; welcomes the agreementWelcomes the agreement reached at the quadrilateral meeting between President Aliyev, Prime Minister Pashinyan, French President Macron and President of the European Council Michel to deploy a civilian EU mission to build trust and contribute to the border commissionof 40 EU civilian monitoring experts for a period of two months in order to build trust between the two countries and support the work of the border commissions; welcomes in this respect the holding of the 3rd meeting of the border commissions in Brussels and urges the EU to closely follow up on this process;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Condemns the footage that has appeared depicting the torture, mutilation and killing of an Armenian servicewoman and unarmed Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani armed forces; calls for a full independent and impartial investigation of the videos to identify those responsible and hold them accountable for their actions; stresses that those acts are in violation of the Geneva conventions which were ratified by Azerbaijan and may constitute war crimes;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Strongly insists that Azerbaijan and Armenia refCondemns Azerbaijan's continued policy of destroying, erasin from destroying cultural, religious or historical heritage; 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 preconditg and denying the existence of the Armenian cultural, religious or historical heritage in and around Nagorno-Karabakh in violation of international law and the decision of the International Court of Justice of 7 December 2021; calls for the restoration of damaged sites in accordance with UNESCO standards and indications; calls the EU to actively push Azerbaijan to participate in efforts to protect at-risk cultural heritage notably by deploying mechanisms to facilitate UNESCO's fact finding missions without preconditions; deplores that after the two years since the signing of the ceasefire statement of November 9 2020, the UNESCO mission has not been able to visit the regions;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages increased bilateral contacts between the political authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan and underlines the role played by the civil societies of both countries in improving relationships between the two countries;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the new memorandum of understanding between the EU and Azerbaijan signed by President Aliyev and Commission President von der Leyen in Baku on 18 July 2022; stresses however that further investment by the UE should go in hand with strong commitments from Azerbaijan on the normalisation of its relations with the tangible progress on Republic of Armenia and on tangible progress on human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly insists that Azerbaijan cease all repression of political opposition activists both domestically and abroad;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Condemns Azerbaijan's elite capture activities in several international organisations aiming at watering down international critic of the regime, in particular in the field of human rights as is demonstrated by the case of certain current and former members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe who "had engaged in activity of a corruptive nature" in favour of Azerbaijan;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Condemns Azerbaijan persistent attacks on media freedom; notes that Azerbaijan is ranked 154 out 180 in media freedom by Reporters without Borders;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Recalls that poor media freedom leads to an increase vulnerability and spread of disinformation, including Azerbaijani State propaganda; condemns in particular the spreading of videos or images of war crimes committed on Armenian prisoners of wars by members of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan; condemns the use of such images to reinforce hatred and ultra-nationalism in the region;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Condemns similarly disinformation emanating from Azerbaijan targeting the West, in particular in the wake of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine; notes that the narratives used against the West are copy-pasted from Russia propaganda, including attacks on LGBTIQ rights or alleged threat to traditional values;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Condemns similarly attempts at falsifying history by eliminating traces of Armenian cultural heritage in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; condemns the establishment on 3 February 2022, by the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan, Anar Karimov, of a working group responsible for removing "the fictitious traces written by Armenians on Albanian religious temples";
Amendment 337 #
22a. Condemns the massive-scale and illicit use of the NSO Group's Pegasus surveillance software by Azerbaijan against journalists, human rights defenders and politicians;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly welcomes Azerbaijan’s repeated support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine as well as the humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine during the ongoing war; urges Azerbaijan to ensure that sanctions against Russia are not circumvented;