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ARMENIA WILL COMPLETE BAKU'S PARTY: SAFAROV WILL LIGHT OLYMPIC FIRE
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - 17 March 2015, 13:43
The Armenian TV channels showed how the official Azerbaijani murderer
Ramil Safarov was acting as the hero of the military parade, walking
in front of the parade carrying a torch.
This is a symbolic picture, especially in the context of the recent
decision of the Armenian National Olympic Committee to participate in
the first European Olympics in Baku. The torch is an Olympic symbol
of solidarity, not homicide. And Azerbaijan which supports homicide
at the state level is going to host the Olympic festival. It is not
ruled out that the Olympic fire will be lit with Safarov's torch.
If a country continues to support and glorify the assassin, any action
of this country is part of this policy. In other words, the Olympic
torch has to be the continuation of Safarov's torch.
After all, why has Aliyev spent millions to have the first European
Olympics held in Baku? He is doing this to compensate all that he is
doing with Safarov's "torch" against dissidents in his country and
the population and soldiers of Artsakh.
Does anyone in Armenia realize that if the National Olympic Committee
of Armenia decides to take part in the Baku Olympics, it thereby
legitimizes the military parade in Azerbaijan the hero of which is
Ramil Safarov with his torch? And when Armenia points to Safarov's
torch and parade as evidence to Azerbaijan's brutality, do they ask
themselves in what capacity Armenia is going to take part in the
Olympics in Azerbaijan and why it is going to participate in the
global advertising campaign for Azerbaijan?
Can anyone who is more or less aware of the world of sports confirm
whether aside from being a sports competition the Olympic Games are
not a festival of solidarity and altruism? Hence, can anyone deny
that Armenia has made a decision on participating in the festival
of these values in Baku? And can anyone who is responsible for this
decision point out one single criterion for which Baku deserves being
the capital of this festivity?
A political decision has been made on the Olympic Games, one of the
biggest instruments of politics. And there are a number of cases
when the world's great powers boycotted the Olympics in one country
or another, explaining it by some wrong political step or situation
in the host country.
Reducing the matter to mere sports ratings is an ultimate example
of lack of a serious state policy when Armenia merely supports the
shaping and growth of Azerbaijan's political rating.
There is no need to convince anyone that Armenia is not capable of
important political decisions. However, it is a surprise that Armenia
is not capable in such cases as Azerbaijan's advertising campaign.
Although, the very nature of the Armenian "elite" does away with every
surprise. Decisions of such "elites" fit within the policy of another
state. In the case of the Armenian elite the other state is Russia, as
well Azerbaijan with Safarov's Olympic torch in this specific decision.
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Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - 17 March 2015, 13:43
The Armenian TV channels showed how the official Azerbaijani murderer
Ramil Safarov was acting as the hero of the military parade, walking
in front of the parade carrying a torch.
This is a symbolic picture, especially in the context of the recent
decision of the Armenian National Olympic Committee to participate in
the first European Olympics in Baku. The torch is an Olympic symbol
of solidarity, not homicide. And Azerbaijan which supports homicide
at the state level is going to host the Olympic festival. It is not
ruled out that the Olympic fire will be lit with Safarov's torch.
If a country continues to support and glorify the assassin, any action
of this country is part of this policy. In other words, the Olympic
torch has to be the continuation of Safarov's torch.
After all, why has Aliyev spent millions to have the first European
Olympics held in Baku? He is doing this to compensate all that he is
doing with Safarov's "torch" against dissidents in his country and
the population and soldiers of Artsakh.
Does anyone in Armenia realize that if the National Olympic Committee
of Armenia decides to take part in the Baku Olympics, it thereby
legitimizes the military parade in Azerbaijan the hero of which is
Ramil Safarov with his torch? And when Armenia points to Safarov's
torch and parade as evidence to Azerbaijan's brutality, do they ask
themselves in what capacity Armenia is going to take part in the
Olympics in Azerbaijan and why it is going to participate in the
global advertising campaign for Azerbaijan?
Can anyone who is more or less aware of the world of sports confirm
whether aside from being a sports competition the Olympic Games are
not a festival of solidarity and altruism? Hence, can anyone deny
that Armenia has made a decision on participating in the festival
of these values in Baku? And can anyone who is responsible for this
decision point out one single criterion for which Baku deserves being
the capital of this festivity?
A political decision has been made on the Olympic Games, one of the
biggest instruments of politics. And there are a number of cases
when the world's great powers boycotted the Olympics in one country
or another, explaining it by some wrong political step or situation
in the host country.
Reducing the matter to mere sports ratings is an ultimate example
of lack of a serious state policy when Armenia merely supports the
shaping and growth of Azerbaijan's political rating.
There is no need to convince anyone that Armenia is not capable of
important political decisions. However, it is a surprise that Armenia
is not capable in such cases as Azerbaijan's advertising campaign.
Although, the very nature of the Armenian "elite" does away with every
surprise. Decisions of such "elites" fit within the policy of another
state. In the case of the Armenian elite the other state is Russia, as
well Azerbaijan with Safarov's Olympic torch in this specific decision.
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