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AZERBAIJAN'S REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESSES UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
news.az
Nov 1 2010
Azerbaijan
Agshin Mehdiyev Permanent representative of Azerbaijan to UN addresses
UN Secretary-General concerning Armenian president's remarks.
The Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations
Agshin Mehdiyev addressed a letter to the Secretary-General concerning
the remarks by President Serzh Sargsyan at his recent meeting with
journalists from Armenian Diaspora, UN News Service representative
said.
"These remarks are illustrative of Armenia's unconcealed racist
ideology and religious prejudices. Thus, referring to the results
of some "genetic" study, the President of the Republic of Armenia
stated that "as a nation, Armenia has been around for the last
8,000 years". These words of the President of the Republic of
Armenia, apart from being based on this country's confused history,
were in the direct context of his vision of superiority of the
Armenians over other nations, including the Azerbaijanis, who were
characterized by the head of the Armenian State as a "Turkic Muslim
nomadic tribe". It seems the President of the Republic of Armenia
forgot what dire consequences the world suffered as a result of such
"genetic studies" in the past", Mr. Mehdiyev said in the letter.
The Azerbaijani representative notices that, it is not the first time
that Armenian high-ranking officials make statements that openly
promote the outrageous ideas of ethnic differentiation, which are
contrary to the fundamental principles of international law as well
as to the moral and ethical principles of humanity.
"Thus, the public comments made by the previous President
of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, about "ethnic
incompatibility between Armenians and Azerbaijanis" have produced
justifiable indignation within the international community. The
then Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer
said that "Kocharian's comment was tantamount to warmongering"
and manifestation of "bellicose and hate rhetoric", while the then
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Peter
Schieder stated that "since its creation the Council of Europe has
never heard the phrase 'ethnic incompatibility'". Accordingly, the
recent remarks by Serzh Sargsyan have become yet another solid piece
of evidence testifying to the consistency of the official Yerevan line
in conveying the odious ideas of racial superiority and hatred laid
down in the State policy of the Republic of Armenia", - he mentioned.
Ambassador Mehdiyev also added: "The Republic of Azerbaijan is
confident that, for the purposes of lasting peace, security and
stability in the South Caucasus, there is no alternative other than,
by concerted efforts of the international community, to convince the
Republic of Armenia to cease its racially and religiously motivated
policy and practice, to put an end to the illegal occupation of the
territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to denounce its territorial
claims towards neighboring nations and to establish civilized relations
with all regional countries".
From: A. Papazian
news.az
Nov 1 2010
Azerbaijan
Agshin Mehdiyev Permanent representative of Azerbaijan to UN addresses
UN Secretary-General concerning Armenian president's remarks.
The Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations
Agshin Mehdiyev addressed a letter to the Secretary-General concerning
the remarks by President Serzh Sargsyan at his recent meeting with
journalists from Armenian Diaspora, UN News Service representative
said.
"These remarks are illustrative of Armenia's unconcealed racist
ideology and religious prejudices. Thus, referring to the results
of some "genetic" study, the President of the Republic of Armenia
stated that "as a nation, Armenia has been around for the last
8,000 years". These words of the President of the Republic of
Armenia, apart from being based on this country's confused history,
were in the direct context of his vision of superiority of the
Armenians over other nations, including the Azerbaijanis, who were
characterized by the head of the Armenian State as a "Turkic Muslim
nomadic tribe". It seems the President of the Republic of Armenia
forgot what dire consequences the world suffered as a result of such
"genetic studies" in the past", Mr. Mehdiyev said in the letter.
The Azerbaijani representative notices that, it is not the first time
that Armenian high-ranking officials make statements that openly
promote the outrageous ideas of ethnic differentiation, which are
contrary to the fundamental principles of international law as well
as to the moral and ethical principles of humanity.
"Thus, the public comments made by the previous President
of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, about "ethnic
incompatibility between Armenians and Azerbaijanis" have produced
justifiable indignation within the international community. The
then Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer
said that "Kocharian's comment was tantamount to warmongering"
and manifestation of "bellicose and hate rhetoric", while the then
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Peter
Schieder stated that "since its creation the Council of Europe has
never heard the phrase 'ethnic incompatibility'". Accordingly, the
recent remarks by Serzh Sargsyan have become yet another solid piece
of evidence testifying to the consistency of the official Yerevan line
in conveying the odious ideas of racial superiority and hatred laid
down in the State policy of the Republic of Armenia", - he mentioned.
Ambassador Mehdiyev also added: "The Republic of Azerbaijan is
confident that, for the purposes of lasting peace, security and
stability in the South Caucasus, there is no alternative other than,
by concerted efforts of the international community, to convince the
Republic of Armenia to cease its racially and religiously motivated
policy and practice, to put an end to the illegal occupation of the
territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to denounce its territorial
claims towards neighboring nations and to establish civilized relations
with all regional countries".
From: A. Papazian