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AZERBAIJAN MAY REFUSE FRANCE IN PARTICIPATION IN GARABAGH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT BECAUSE OF PRO-ARMENIAN LAW
Azerbaijan Business Center
Jan 24 2012
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
issued a formal statement on the occasion of French Senate~Rs decision
to adopt a bill providing for criminal penalties for denying the
"genocide" of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
According to the Ministry, Azerbaijan believes that the one-sided
steps of the French Senate contradicting to the principles of
democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and thought can cause
serious damage to France~Rs participation in regional processes and
lead to undesirable results.
The decision of French parliamentarians, not noticing for the sake of
their own political ends the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by 20%
and violation of human rights of 1 million Azerbaijanis as a result
of the Armenian terror in the late XX century, puts under doubt the
objectivity of France as a whole.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry does not approve such an approach
of the French Senate and calls on France to take a hard look at the
history and not to turn this issue into a political game.
France is still one of the three countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk
Group to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Garabagh
conflict.
Azerbaijan Business Center
Jan 24 2012
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
issued a formal statement on the occasion of French Senate~Rs decision
to adopt a bill providing for criminal penalties for denying the
"genocide" of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
According to the Ministry, Azerbaijan believes that the one-sided
steps of the French Senate contradicting to the principles of
democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and thought can cause
serious damage to France~Rs participation in regional processes and
lead to undesirable results.
The decision of French parliamentarians, not noticing for the sake of
their own political ends the occupation of Azerbaijani lands by 20%
and violation of human rights of 1 million Azerbaijanis as a result
of the Armenian terror in the late XX century, puts under doubt the
objectivity of France as a whole.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry does not approve such an approach
of the French Senate and calls on France to take a hard look at the
history and not to turn this issue into a political game.
France is still one of the three countries co-chairing the OSCE Minsk
Group to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Garabagh
conflict.