Swiss Parliament’s Upper House Committee also approves resolution on the return of Artsakh Armenians

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Council of States (EPC-E, Upper house of Switzerland’s parliament) at its meeting of 21 January 2025, “examined the motion 24.4259 “Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Forum. Allowing the return of the Armenian population” tabled by its sister committee and adopted by the National Council in the winter 2024 session. The EPC-E adopted the motion by 6 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions.”

The motion reads: “The Federal Council is instructed to organize an international peace forum on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the near future, but no later than within one year. The aim is to facilitate an open dialogue between Azerbaijan and representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, conducted under international supervision or in the presence of internationally relevant actors, in order to negotiate the safe and collective return of the historically resident Armenian population.”

The next step—discussing the matter at the full Council of States—will be the final step. If adopted, the resolution will come into force, and the Federal Assembly will commit itself to calling a conference regardless of its will and position.