TRUE COMMUNIST MUST NOT BE NATIONALIST OR CHAUVINIST LIKE ARMENIAN COMMUNISTS: AZERBAIJANI COMMUNIST PARTY CHIEF

Today.Az
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July 30 2009
Azerbaijan

"A true communist must not be nationalist or chauvinist like Armenian
communists," chairman of the Azerbaijan Communist Party based on
Marxism and Leninism Telman Nurullayev said while commenting on refusal
of Armenian communists to cooperate with Azerbaijani counterparts on
Karabakh problem.

"Such a position always befits the Armenian side. Nationalism
and separatism prevails in a left-wing Communist Party of
Armenia. Internationalism is a fundamental principle of any
communist. Communists must be international and ready for a dialogue
with their counterparts from other countries. The Communists of Armenia
are isolated and do not cooperate with the communist parties of the
post-Soviet area," he said.

"Left parties of Azerbaijan made proposals to Armenian to initiate
discussions on the Karabakh conflict. This is our stance and we
firmly believe that we can come to the negotiating table with Armenian
communists," Nurullayev said.

"As communists and leftist parties are part of the labor force and
labor force have never wanted a conflict or war between nations,
from this point of view we turned to the Armenian-left parties to
jointly discuss ways to resolve conflict peacefully," he added.

"We suggested in advance that the Armenian side will provide a
negative response, but we fulfilled our duty. If the Armenians are
not communicative and does not want to negotiate with us, it is their
stance," he said.