Several years ago when I visited Artsakh the Ambassador forced me to swear that I will never visit there: Andre du Bas de Warnaffe

Brussels Regional Parliament MPs are no longer surprised by Azerbaijan’s behavior towards foreigners visiting Artsakh.

In a meeting with reporters in Stepanakert, member of Wallonia-Brussels Federal Parliament Andre du Bas de Warnaffe commented on the prosecution initiated by Azerbaijan against European lawmakers through Interpol. “Frankly, I am surprised that only 3 European lawmakers are prosecuted under Azerbaijan’s initiative, since much more parliamentarians visited Artsakh.

I would say that Azerbaijan’s such behavior is not a new, I as well faced similar problems. There was a problem with Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Belgium. Several years ago when I visited Artsakh he forced me to swear that I will never visit there.Thus, I am no longer surprised by Azerbaijan’s such behavior,” Andre du Bas de Warnaffe said.

On February 20 constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Artsakh during which more than 100 international observers carryied out observation mission.

By the initiative of the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy, Belgian Federal and Brussels Regional Parliament MPs Andre du Bas de Warnaffe, Emmanuel de Bock and Pierre Kompany arrived in Stepanakert.

On March 20 accompanied by Deputy Speaker of the Artsakh Parliament, head of the Artsakh-European Parliament friendship group Vahram Balayan, the MPs visited the Stepanakert Memorial Complex and laid owers for the memory of victims of Artsakh war.

The Belgian parliamentarians then had a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Artsakh Ashot Ghoulyan.