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    Trend, Azerbaijan
    Oct 13 2009


    Azerbaijani MP hopes for Turkish Parliament's refusal from ratifying
    protocols till Armenia releases occupied territories



    Azerbaijan, Baku, October 13 / Trend News A. Huseynbala /

    Azerbaijani MP expressed hope that the Turkish Parliament will not
    ratify Ankara-Yerevan protocols if Armenia does not release
    Azerbaijani occupied territories.

    Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva participated in TV debates of Ali
    Kirjan's Ana Xabar program at SHOW TV Turkish channel, in one of the
    most rating programs Can Dundarla Canli Qazete at NTV TV channel and
    Haber Turk TV channel concerning signing the protocols to normalize
    Turkey-Armenia relations and submission of these documents for
    discussion of the Turkish Parliament on October 21.

    About 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory was occupied by Armenia more
    than 15 years, 1 million of Azerbaijani refugees and internally
    displaced people can not return to their lands and homes within many
    years, MP said.

    She said that there are about 2.5 million refugees in entire CE
    sphere, 1 million are Azerbaijanis.

    Turkey closed the border with Armenia after Kalbajar region of
    Azerbaijan was occupied, Pashayeva said.

    "Azerbaijani people think that this policy will also continue in
    future. Turkey must not establish ties and open the border with
    Armenia till Armenia releases Azerbaijani occupied territories," MP
    said.

    Pashayeva reminded about Turkish officials' statements that the border
    between Turkey and Armenia will not be opened and ties between two
    countries will not be established till Armenia releases Azerbaijani
    occupied territories.

    "We hope that the Turkish Parliament will call Armenia for releasing
    Azerbaijani occupied lands and state that otherwise Yerevan should
    forget about ratification of protocols," MP said.

    Pashayeva said that issuelessness of the meetings held between
    Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents within many years was connected
    with Yerevan's refusal from releasing Azerbaijani occupied
    territories.

    "Unfortunately, co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group do not demonstrate
    necessary activity to oblige Armenia to release Azerbaijani occupied
    territories. They also do not put pressure upon Yerevan," she said.

    Several forces abroad willing to reconcile Turkey and Armenia said
    that establishment of diplomatic relations between them and opening of
    the border will positively affect the settlement of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. But it is mistaken opinion, Pashayeva said.
    If diplomatic relations are established and the border between these
    countries is opened before Azerbaijani lands are released, Armenian
    President will hold tougher position in release of Azerbaijani
    territories. MP reminded Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's
    statements that the situation we faced during the talks gives enough
    grounds to speak about it.

    Relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan were broken due to occupation
    of Azerbaijan lands by Armenia.

    Armenian-Turkish diplomatic ties have been severed due to Armenia's
    claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of Azerbaijani
    lands. Armenian economic-social state fell into decay because of bad
    relations with neighbors.

    "Armenia must take decisive actions to change the situation. We hope
    that during discussions of protocols in the Turkish Parliament, MPs
    will unambiguously state Armenia and the world that ratification of
    these documents is possible only after Azerbaijani occupied
    territories are released," Pashayeva said.

    Pashayeva said that three countries, including the USA, Russia and
    France participated in the signing ceremony of Turkey-Armenia
    protocols do their best to achieve rapprochement of these countries.

    "First, they must put pressure upon Yerevan for Armenia to release
    Azerbaijani territories. Peace and cooperation in the region are
    possible after Armenia leaves Azerbaijani occupied territories," MP
    said.

    MP pointing to over-scrupulousness of this topic for Azerbaijan said
    that Azerbaijani people hope that the Turkish Parliament will not
    ratify the protocols till Armenia releases occupied territories,
    Pashayeva said.

    Pashayeva was asked what she can tell concerning Armenian President
    Serzh Sargsyan's visiting a football match in Turkey.

    "We would like everybody to know that above-mentioned person
    participated in occupation of Azerbaijani lands and was one of its
    organizers," Pashayeva said.

    He is guilty of murder of thousands innocent Azerbaijanis killed
    during occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian armed forces,
    as well as subjected to genocide of civilians in Khojali.

    Murder of thousands innocent Azerbaijanis will be on his conscience
    for ever. My relatives, schoolmates and friends were among these
    people.

    About 1 million of Azerbaijanis can not return their lands and homes
    due to aggressive policy of Armenia headed by him.

    What do you feel if you are not able to visit graves of your
    relatives, children, parents and return home during 15 years?

    I think that I have mentioned enough facts for you to think over
    personality of Sargsyan and his country thoroughly and feel pain and
    feelings of Azerbaijani people.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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