European Parliament
Directly-elected legislative institution of the European Union (directly-elected since 1979; established 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community). The EP's non-binding resolutions on the South Caucasus carry diplomatic weight without legal force; they have addressed the Armenian Genocide (1987 recognition resolution), Khojaly and the broader Karabakh war (2010 South Caucasus strategy resolution; 2011 resolution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh), the 2020 Second Karabakh War (multiple resolutions 2020-22), the 2022-23 Lachin Corridor blockade (resolutions in October 2022 and January 2023), and the September 2023 Azerbaijani offensive and Armenian exodus (October 2023 resolution). The October 2023 resolution's "ethnic cleansing" framing for the 2023 events became the most-cited Western parliamentary characterisation of the displacement.
Directly-elected legislative institution of the European Union (directly-elected since 1979; established 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community). The EP's non-binding resolutions on the South Caucasus carry diplomatic weight without legal force; they have addressed the Armenian Genocide (1987 recognition resolution), Khojaly and the broader Karabakh war (2010 South Caucasus strategy resolution; 2011 resolution on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh), the 2020 Second Karabakh War (multiple resolutions 2020-22), the 2022-23 Lachin Corridor blockade (resolutions in October 2022 and January 2023), and the September 2023 Azerbaijani offensive and Armenian exodus (October 2023 resolution). The October 2023 resolution's "ethnic cleansing" framing for the 2023 events became the most-cited Western parliamentary characterisation of the displacement.
Events
| Year | Event | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Khojaly massacre | 2010 EP resolution included Khojaly under "massive ethnic cleansing" framing |