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HIDDEN PHOBIA OF AZERBAIJAN
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1562:-hidden-phobia-of-azerbaijan&catid=3:all&Itemid=4
Friday, 19 September 2014 17:41
As reported by the mass media, NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan
paid a working visit to the Basque Country, where he met with the
President of Gipuzkoa province, the Parliament Speaker of the Basque
Country, representatives of the Government departments and the
business circles.
During the visit, a cooperation agreement was signed between the
cities of Stepanakert and Donostia (San Sebastian), in the frameworks
of which the parties will exchange experiences and cooperate in
various spheres. And, perhaps, the most important thing is that on
September 12, the Basque Country Parliament adopted a Motion in
support of the right of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination.
As we can see, the visit turned out to be quite informative and
fruitful. But, as we could expect, of all the above-mentioned events,
it was the act of the Basque Country Parliament that alerted mostly
the Aliyev regime. One doesn't need to be a professional seer to
predict the reaction of Azerbaijan to this step of the Basque MPs. It
is for the simple reason that official Baku was enviably consistent in
perceiving quite maliciously similar resolutions on Nagorno Karabakh
adopted at different times by the Parliaments of several states of the
USA and by the largest Australian state of New South Wales. The
resolution of the Basque Country Parliament wasn't either a pleasant
exception. According to the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Spain, Baku will
send a protest note to the country. And this isn't all. The Embassy
plans to send a letter to the President of the Basque Country,
requiring corresponding explanations. Perhaps, the Ambassador's words
will have come true by the time when our newspaper is published,
But, what hampered the Azerbaijani authorities, who are accustomed to
"play the notes" in the rapid pace of scherzo, to send immediately a
note of protest to Spain? It turned out that the pause - not music at
all - was required ... to clarify the situation. Moreover, according
to the Ambassador, the information spread by the mass media in
connection with the adoption of the resolution on Nagorno Karabakh by
the Basque Country Parliament is not quite accurate; the document was
allegedly adopted not by the Parliament, but by the local provincial
government. "The Embassy continues to clarify the essence of the
issue, as it isn't clear yet what wordings were used and whether the
right to self-determination or independence of the so-called
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is recognized", said the diplomat.
At first glance, it is a standard set of words that the Ambassador of
the unfriendly-to- Artsakh country must say in a similar situation. In
fact, it is in this phrase that the phobia of Azerbaijan related to
the process of international recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic is hidden. The matter is that this process is slowly, but
firmly gaining momentum, becoming progressive and irreversible.
Expanding is also, so to speak, the geography of the recognition. The
Basque Country is the first country on the European continent, which
has factually recognized the NKR. By the way, this is a highly
industrialized country, which occupies a leading position in the world
in terms of income per capita. And another important fact is that the
Parliament plays an important role in the political life of the
country, which, in addition, is seeking international recognition,
which is quite real. I think the coward hope of the Azerbaijani
Ambassador that perhaps "the document is adopted not by the
Parliament, but by the local provincial government" is clear now.
Official Baku, apparently, fears some wordings in the resolution, like
the devil fears holy water - it is the recognition of the NKR right to
self-determination and independence.
It can be stated that the resolution of the Basque Country Parliament
was another proof of recognition of the democratic achievements of the
NKR in the world and support for the Artsakh people's efforts to build
and develop an independent state. What explanations are demanded then
by Azerbaijan? There can be a single explanation - the Basque Country
Parliament appreciated the commitment of the NKR people and
authorities to a democratic way of development and to the system of
values of the civilized world, which was made sure by members of the
delegation of this country, who have paid a visit to Artsakh this
year. At the same time, they could compare the level of democracy in
the NKR and Azerbaijan. Based on the above mentioned, the comparison
was not in favor of the latter.
Leonid MARTIROSSIAN
Editor-in-Chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper
From: A. Papazian
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1562:-hidden-phobia-of-azerbaijan&catid=3:all&Itemid=4
Friday, 19 September 2014 17:41
As reported by the mass media, NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan
paid a working visit to the Basque Country, where he met with the
President of Gipuzkoa province, the Parliament Speaker of the Basque
Country, representatives of the Government departments and the
business circles.
During the visit, a cooperation agreement was signed between the
cities of Stepanakert and Donostia (San Sebastian), in the frameworks
of which the parties will exchange experiences and cooperate in
various spheres. And, perhaps, the most important thing is that on
September 12, the Basque Country Parliament adopted a Motion in
support of the right of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination.
As we can see, the visit turned out to be quite informative and
fruitful. But, as we could expect, of all the above-mentioned events,
it was the act of the Basque Country Parliament that alerted mostly
the Aliyev regime. One doesn't need to be a professional seer to
predict the reaction of Azerbaijan to this step of the Basque MPs. It
is for the simple reason that official Baku was enviably consistent in
perceiving quite maliciously similar resolutions on Nagorno Karabakh
adopted at different times by the Parliaments of several states of the
USA and by the largest Australian state of New South Wales. The
resolution of the Basque Country Parliament wasn't either a pleasant
exception. According to the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Spain, Baku will
send a protest note to the country. And this isn't all. The Embassy
plans to send a letter to the President of the Basque Country,
requiring corresponding explanations. Perhaps, the Ambassador's words
will have come true by the time when our newspaper is published,
But, what hampered the Azerbaijani authorities, who are accustomed to
"play the notes" in the rapid pace of scherzo, to send immediately a
note of protest to Spain? It turned out that the pause - not music at
all - was required ... to clarify the situation. Moreover, according
to the Ambassador, the information spread by the mass media in
connection with the adoption of the resolution on Nagorno Karabakh by
the Basque Country Parliament is not quite accurate; the document was
allegedly adopted not by the Parliament, but by the local provincial
government. "The Embassy continues to clarify the essence of the
issue, as it isn't clear yet what wordings were used and whether the
right to self-determination or independence of the so-called
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is recognized", said the diplomat.
At first glance, it is a standard set of words that the Ambassador of
the unfriendly-to- Artsakh country must say in a similar situation. In
fact, it is in this phrase that the phobia of Azerbaijan related to
the process of international recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic is hidden. The matter is that this process is slowly, but
firmly gaining momentum, becoming progressive and irreversible.
Expanding is also, so to speak, the geography of the recognition. The
Basque Country is the first country on the European continent, which
has factually recognized the NKR. By the way, this is a highly
industrialized country, which occupies a leading position in the world
in terms of income per capita. And another important fact is that the
Parliament plays an important role in the political life of the
country, which, in addition, is seeking international recognition,
which is quite real. I think the coward hope of the Azerbaijani
Ambassador that perhaps "the document is adopted not by the
Parliament, but by the local provincial government" is clear now.
Official Baku, apparently, fears some wordings in the resolution, like
the devil fears holy water - it is the recognition of the NKR right to
self-determination and independence.
It can be stated that the resolution of the Basque Country Parliament
was another proof of recognition of the democratic achievements of the
NKR in the world and support for the Artsakh people's efforts to build
and develop an independent state. What explanations are demanded then
by Azerbaijan? There can be a single explanation - the Basque Country
Parliament appreciated the commitment of the NKR people and
authorities to a democratic way of development and to the system of
values of the civilized world, which was made sure by members of the
delegation of this country, who have paid a visit to Artsakh this
year. At the same time, they could compare the level of democracy in
the NKR and Azerbaijan. Based on the above mentioned, the comparison
was not in favor of the latter.
Leonid MARTIROSSIAN
Editor-in-Chief of Azat Artsakh newspaper
From: A. Papazian