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    BAKU DENIES ETHNIC OBJECTIONS TO NEW GEORGIAN ENVOY

    news.az
    Sept 8 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Elkhan Polukhov An Azerbaijani official has denied that objections
    have been raised against Georgia's designated envoy, Irakli Kavtaradze,
    over his Armenian origins.

    Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov dismissed the
    claims made in the Armenian press.

    He said that Kavtaradze's appointment was going through the relevant
    procedure.

    "Unfortunately, the Armenian press tried to cast this in another light
    and to relate it to ethnic intolerance. Everyone should know that
    Azerbaijan is a multi-ethnic state and all ethnic minorities living
    in Azerbaijan enjoy equal rights with other citizens," Polukhov said.

    "Armenia should take into consideration that today some 30,000
    ethnic Armenians live in Azerbaijan as citizens of this country,"
    he continued.

    Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said earlier this week that
    the Georgian parliament did not want Irakli Kavtaradze to leave. He
    is a sitting MP and secretary of the ruling United National Movement
    party.

    APA reported on 26 August that an opposition member of the Georgian
    parliament's foreign affairs committee had said that Kavtaradze was
    waiting for agrement, or official acceptance, from Azerbaijan.

    The Georgian parliament voted in April to accept Kavtaradze's
    nomination as ambassador to Azerbaijan.




    From: A. Papazian
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