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  • BAKU: Azerbaijan protests chess tournament in occupied Karabakh

    ANS TV, Baku, in Azeri
    10 Mar 04

    Azerbaijan protests against chess tournament in occupied Karabakh


    Baku has demanded explanation from Georgia, Russia, Iran, Latvia,
    Poland and Switzerland as to why they are sending their
    representatives to a chess tournament organized by Armenia in
    Azerbaijan's Nagornyy Karabakh under occupation, the Azerbaijani
    Foreign Ministry said in a statement circulated today.

    The statement said that the Azerbaijani sports public had called on
    the World Chess Federation, FIDE, to appeal to Armenia which is
    controlling Nagornyy Karabakh and other Azerbaijani territories under
    occupation [to call off the tournament].

    FIDE issued a statement saying that it would not recognize the
    results of the tournament. Nevertheless the Armenian government and
    the puppet establishment under its control did not want to miss the
    chance of staging another propaganda show.

    The organization of such tournament in the occupied Azerbaijani area
    despite FIDE's official warning is an obvious example of Armenia and
    the separatist forces which it supports using sports for their dirty
    tricks. The countries which sent their sportsmen to Nagornyy Karabakh
    should realize that Karabakh is Azerbaijan's integral part and any
    events held in this area without Azerbaijan's consent are illegal.
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