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Secretary-General of the Western European Union (1999-2009). Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Spain (1992-1995).
Jean-François Lamour (1956) - French politician. French Minister of Sports
(2002-2005). French Minister for Youth and Sports (2005-2007).
Joost Lagendijk (1957) - Dutch politician. Member of the European Parliament
(1998-2009). He served as the joint chairman of the Turkey-EU Parliamentarians
delegation.
Jose Manuel Barroso (1956) - President of the European Commission (since
2004). Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004).
Josep Borrell Fontelles (1947) - Spanish politician. Member of the European
Parliament (since 2004). President of the European Parliament (2004-2007).
Klaus Kinkel (1936) - German civil servant, lawyer, and politician of the liberal
Free Democratic Party (FDP). He served as Federal Minister of Justice (1991–1992),
Foreign Minister (1992–1998) and Vice Chancellor of Germany (1993–1998) in the
government of Helmut Kohl.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945) – President of Armenia (1991-1998). One of the
leaders of the separatist movement in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Loyola de Palacio (1950-2006) - Spanish politician. Spanish minister of agri-
culture, fisheries and food (1996-1999). European Commissioner for Transport and
Vice President of the European Commission (1999-2004).
Margherita Boniver (1938) - Italian politician. Member of the European Parlia-
ment (1987-1989). Member of the Italian Senate (1992-1994).
Margherita Costa (1940) - Italian diplomat. Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Greece to Azerbaijan (2001-2005). Honorary Consul of Azerbai-
jan to the city of Genoa and the regions of Liguria, Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta and
Lombardy of Italy (since 2009).
Marie Anne Isler Béguin (1956) - French politician. Member of the European
Parliament. She sits on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food
Safety. She is also the chairwoman of the delegation of the European Parliament to
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007) - worldwide famous musician and staunch
advocate of human rights.
Novruz Mammadov (1947) - Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of
President Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940) – the first president of Kazakhstan.
Olivier Dupuis (1958) - Italian politician. Member of the European Parliament
(1996-2004). Member of the delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and
EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2002-2004).
Patsy Sorensen (1952) - Belgian politician. Member of the European Parliament
(1999-2004).
Per Gharton (1943) - Swedish politician. Member of the Swedish Parliament
(1976-1979, 1988-1991, 1994-95). Member of the European Parliament (1995-
2004).
Peter Semneby (1959) - Swedish diplomat. EU Special Representative for the
South Caucasus.
Romano Prodi (1939) - Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998, 2006-2008). Presi-
dent of the European Commission (1999-2004).
Suleyman Demirel (1925) – prominent Turkish statesman, President of Turkey
(1993-2000).
Tony Blair (1953) – the 73th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007).
Ursula Schleicher (1933) - German politician. Member of the German Parlia-
ment (1972-1980). Member of the European Parliament since 1979. Vice President
of the European Parliament (1994-1999).
Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928) - political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman
who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter
from 1977 to 1981.
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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
The European Union
Brussels, 22 May 1992
Statement on Nagorno-Karabakh
The Community and its member States express their deepest concern at the latest escalation of
the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and strongly condemn the use of force by whatever
side.The Community and its member states deplore the renewed sufferings inflicted on populations
and the loss of human life resulting from the continuing fighting.
All inhabitants of both Armenia and Azerbaijan including the Armenian and Azerbaijani
populations of Nagorno-Karabakh are entitled to the same levels of protection afforded by their
government’sacceptance of CSCE principles and commitments. Therefore, the Community and its
member States condemn in particular as contrary to these principles and commitments any actions
against territorial integrity or designed to achieve political goals by force, including the driving out
of civilian populations. Fundamental rights of Armenian and Azeri populations should be fully re-
stored, in the context of existing borders.
The Community and its member States appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to show maximum
restraint and to contribute constructively to the CSCE process. In this context they also urge all
parties to work towards the early convening of the CSCE Peace Conference on Nagorno-Karabakh
and to find a solution regarding the modalities of a representation of the communities of Nagorno-
Karabakh,without which no lasting peace can be established.