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    AZERBAIJANI MP: U.S. IS TRYING TO PUSH NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT INTO BACKGROUND

    Today
    http://www.today.az/news/politic s/64025.html
    March 15 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Member of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (Parliament) Fazail Agamali
    says the U.S. position regarding Azerbaijan has undergone significant
    changes.

    "Apparently, this is due to the fact that their efforts aimed at
    Armenian-Turkish reconciliation failed without taking into account
    Azerbaijan's position on the Karabakh issue. U.S. long-term delay in
    appointing ambassador to Azerbaijan arises a number of questions. The
    U.S. is trying to push resolution to the Karabakh conflict into
    the background. America, as co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group, takes
    pro-Armenian position publishing provocative reports criticizing our
    country," the MP said.

    "The position displayed by the U.S. contradicts democratic values."

    A number of political parties in Azerbaijan are sponsored by foreign
    funds in different countries, the MP added.

    "It is possible that that they may be sponsored also by the United
    States, through various funds, for example, USAID and others," the
    deputy said.

    "Recently world mass media reported about an article published by the
    Spanish Rebelion newspaper which stated that "a senior official of the
    U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has confirmed that
    the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) uses the USAID for providing
    funds and contracts to third parties to facilitate their operations,"
    the MP noted.

    "The Spanish newspaper article entitled "The CIA used USAID as a
    shield" said that an official who worked for USAID for many years and
    was responsible for regional programs, said that CIA grants contracts
    on behalf of USAID, itself remaining on the sidelines. The article said
    "Three months ago, two CIA agents, who worked under the umbrella of
    USAID, were exposed in the African country in which these companies
    are making multimillion-dollar investment. These officers were expelled
    from the country. "

    MP Agamali also noted that the plans to finance political parties in
    Azerbaijan from overseas have persisted in the past as well.

    "This practice has been carried out since 2005 when many opposition
    members dressed up in orange ties dreamed to go to parliament. I am
    sure that if such attempts are made in the current year, it will not
    help the opposition, part of which is sponsored by foreign funds from
    different countries," said the parliamentarian.

    "This year Azerbaijani opposition may be well sponsored by USAID or
    other U.S. organizations that may be created for these purposes."

    He stressed that analysis into the current political situation in
    the opposition camp also points to this.

    He said attempts, how the MP put it, to finance certain political
    groups, will be made in 2010, too.

    "What is interesting is that the article in the Spanish newspaper also
    says that unpleasant incidents, in which USAID officers were involved,
    have occurred in other countries of the world. In particular, the
    Spanish newspaper article gives the facts of expulsion of USAID from
    many countries because of subversion: "In 2005, USAID representatives
    were expelled from Eritrea on charges of subversion. Over the past
    five years, Ethiopia, Russia and Belarus ordered to cease activity
    of USAID representatives in their countries."

    "Many political forces are trying to attract attention of these
    American organizations," Agamali underscored.

    He also stressed that the U.S. has demonstrated a policy of
    double standards and pro-Armenian position, turning a close eye
    to the genocide committed by Armenian nationalists in Khojaly,
    Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a result of which
    more one million Azerbaijanis became refugees and internally displaced
    persons.

    "I consider this as the greatest injustices by the United States.

    There are video and audio evidence, photographs proving the genocide
    in Khojaly. But American Congress does not debate it. Everyone sees
    the U.S. unfair position on these issues," he said.

    "Instead, U.S. discusses the far-fetched "Armenian genocide." Where is
    the sincerity? What kind of democracy is this? This is not democracy,
    but a comedy, and we are well aware of its aim. U.S. is not interested
    in liberation of Azerbaijani lands and continues to support Armenia.

    In the end it may lead to large disruptions in the region provoking a
    new war and disappearance of Armenia. I blame the U.S. and its policy
    of patronage of Armenia for this," the Azerbaijani MP added.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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