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Statement of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform regarding the 3-month-long blockade of the Lachin Corridor, killing of three Artsakh police officers, and on the ongoing developments in Georgia

Statement of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform regarding the 3-month-long blockade of the Lachin Corridor, killing of three Artsakh police officers, and on the ongoing developments in Georgia

March 10, 2023, Yerevan On March 5th, 2023, an Azerbaijani terrorist-diversion group infiltrated into the territory of Artsakh and committed a war crime, by killing three police officers and injured one who were moving through the territory by car. This incident is yet another example of the violent actions and ongoing intimidation of Azerbaijani criminals [...]

Statement by Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum on the introduction of the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence”, known as “Foreign Agent Law” in Georgia

Statement by Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum on the introduction of the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence”, known as “Foreign Agent Law” in Georgia

The Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum calls on the Parliament of Georgia to fully and immediately withdraw the proposed law on “transparency of foreign influence” from consideration. We stand in solidarity with the Georgian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum in their call to the Georgian Parliament to [...]

Statement by representatives of the civil society of Armenia and the democratic opposition on agreement on the issue of Armenia's European integration

Statement by representatives of the civil society of Armenia and the democratic opposition on agreement on the issue of Armenia's European integration

21 February 2023, Yerevan А Conference of Armenian civil society and opposition democratic forces was held today, convened by Hovsep Khurshudyan, the National Facilitator of the Armenian National Platform of the EU EaP CSF, and Tigran Khzmalyan, the Chairman of the European Party. The Conference adopted a Statement about solidarity in the European integration of [...]

Statement օf the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Armenian National Facilitator Hovsep Khurshudyan on the Upcoming Election of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia

Statement օf the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Armenian National Facilitator Hovsep Khurshudyan on the Upcoming Election of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia

In a few days, the RA National Assembly will elect a new Human Rights Defender. Emphasizing the important role of the RA HRD in the protection of people's rights in Armenia, including from state bodies, and based on the imperative that the Human rights defender should not be constrained by his/her party affiliation immediately before [...]

Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform Statement on Azerbaijan’s closure of the Lachin corridor and creating a humanitarian disaster in Artsakh

Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform Statement on Azerbaijan’s closure of the Lachin corridor and creating a humanitarian disaster in Artsakh

December 17, 2022 The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform (hereinafter, EaP CSF ANP) strongly condemns Azerbaijan's blockade of the only road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) with Armenia and the world on December 12, which was followed by the closure of natural gas supply to Artsakh. As a result of this new blockade, thousands [...]

PRESS RELEASE.  The 14th Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Annual Assembly

PRESS RELEASE. The 14th Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Annual Assembly

December 08, 2022, Yerevan On December 5-7, the 14th Annual Assembly entitled “Resilient Civil Society for a more Ambitious Eastern Partnership” was held in Prague, which brought together more than 200 civil society organizations from the EaP and the EU countries, as well as EaP and EU decision-makers to discuss the current challenges, the landscape [...]

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM’S ARMENIAN NATIONAL PLATFORM STATEMENT ON THE NECESSITY FOR ARMENIA TO LEAVE THE COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANISATION

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM’S ARMENIAN NATIONAL PLATFORM STATEMENT ON THE NECESSITY FOR ARMENIA TO LEAVE THE COLLECTIVE SECURITY TREATY ORGANISATION

November 22, 2022, Yerevan The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform (hereinafter, EaP CSF ANP) expresses its deep concern related to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (hereinafter, CSTO) upcoming meeting on November 23, 2022, in Yerevan.Recent geopolitics and regional developments have shown that CSTO actions do not respond to the security challenges of [...]

PRESS RELEASE. Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform’s Annual Assembly

PRESS RELEASE. Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform’s Annual Assembly

November 28, 2022, Yerevan On November 26, the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s Armenian National Platform’s Annual Assembly took place at the Confederation of the RA Trade Union. The platform’s national facilitator Hovsep Khurshudyan presented the work he has done in recent months towards the formation of the Platform’s NGO, the activities carried out jointly [...]