The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) is a grassroots organization, representing the European citizens of Armenian origin. It is the main interlocutor promoting the Armenian issues in the European Union and international organizations, such as the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
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Brussels, 14 December 2021
EAFJD's statement on the upcoming meetings between Charles Michel and leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan
In the run up to the Eastern Partnership Summit and the planned meetings of the President of the European Council Charles Michel with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on 14 December 2021,
EAFJD and its committees, as representatives of the European civil society, call on the President of the European Council to ...
Brussels, 19 November 2021
33 MEPs call on the EU to urge Azerbaijan to withdraw forces from the Republic of Armenia
At the initiative of the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Loucas Fourlas, 33 MEPs addressed a letter to the EU High Representative Josep Borrell...
Brussels, 27 September 2021
Statement on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Azerbaijani military aggression against Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh people
The EU must resume its active role as a promoter of justice and fight against hatred, violence and barbarism...
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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Since its inception in 2002 the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (or EAFJD) has been advocating for the condemnation and recognition of the Armenian Genocide by various European states and institutions. Through its continuous active advocacy of more than a decade the Federation prepared a fertile soil and significantly contributed to the adoption of the resolution on the centenary of the Genocide by the European Parliament (EP) on 15. April, 2015.
With this resolution the European Parliament officially recognizes and condemns the Armenian Genocide and “in the spirit of European solidarity and justice … pays tribute to the memory of 1,5 million innocent Armenian victims, who perished in the Ottoman Empire”. The European Parliament also calls on Turkey to come to terms with its past, fulfil its obligations to the protection of Armenian cultural heritage in the country and pave a way for a genuine reconciliation. In its annual report on human rights adopted in March 2015, the EP also encourages the EU Member states and institutions to contribute further to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide…
ARTSAKH
Karabakh has always been an integral part of Armenia. The annexation of Karabakh to Azerbaijan was a result of arbitrary machinations by Stalin in the early 1920s and the people of Karabakh have never accepted that arrangement. During Soviet rule, at every opportunity, and most recently in 1988, the majority of the population of Karabakh had peacefully raised their quest for reunification with Armenia; Azerbaijan responded by violence not only in Karabakh, but all over Azerbaijan. In Karabakh, Armenians defended themselves and in 1991, declared the formation of the Mountainous Karabakh Republic. A just and lasting resolution of the Karabakh conflict should guarantee security and viability for Karabakh and Armenia.
The European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy has always defended the right of the people of the Republic of Mountainous Karabakh (MKR) to determine their own destiny. The European Parliament, in a resolution adopted on 7 July 1988…
As a grassroots organization, representing a significant part of the Armenian diaspora in Europe, the EAFJD is engaged in a continuous dialogue with the EU decision-makers, in particular with the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The organization frequently holds informative meetings with European parliamentarians in order to sensitize them on the concerns of its supporters and chapters across Europe, the current developments in Armenia as well as in the region of the South Caucasus in general…
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