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EURONEST PA VICE-PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO ARMENIAN DELEGATION'S BASELESS STATEMENTS
Trend
April 9 2012
Azerbaijan
Vice-President of the EURONEST PA has responded to baseless opinions
of the Armenian delegation.
EURONEST PA Vice-President Elkhan Suleymanov in his letter to President
of the European Parliament Martin Schulz noted that particular measures
were taken to ensure the security of the Armenian delegation in Baku
during the EURONEST PA session and their security was fully ensured
by the Azerbaijani side with high level professionalism.
As the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan told
Trend on Monday, Chairman of the Armenian Delegation Vahan Hovhannisyan
admitted that "they noticed no aggression on the part of Azerbaijani
MPs, the security workers and people, in general".
"Thus, we tried to be inclusive hosts, caring for the security and
welfare of all our guests, including of the Armenian delegation, and
I believe that we succeeded in doing this. Regretfully, I have to
tell that after the session, during a press-conference in Yerevan,
the Armenian Delegation voiced distorting opinions regarding the
course of the session and tried to cast doubt on the achievements of
the session," Sulyemanov said in his letter.
The letter says that Chairman of the Armenian Delegation claims that
"the Armenian delegation was completely isolated from mass media and
European MPs" and that only by using his "secret revolutionary tricks",
he managed to give an interview.
Suleymanov said regarding this point that Hovhannisyan's interview was
published in all influential Azerbaijani newspapers and disseminated in
"News" programs of leading TV channels.
"He abused the high level hospitality, the absence of hostility against
and the loyal attitude towards the members of the Armenian delegation
by Azeri citizens and called Nagorno Karabakh as "their mountains"
(i.e. Armenian mountains), and disseminated provocative information
stating that Azeri citizens "did not seem eager to die for these
mountains," Suleymanov said.
In his letter he stressed that the Chairman of the Armenian delegation
states that "all state institutions and agencies had maps on the
walls with Karabakh included. Thus, the authorities are trying to
remind the people of the idea of "Big Azerbaijan," about the things
they want to forget about".
"Regarding this, I have to stress that state independence of Azerbaijan
has been recognized by international community within the frontiers
included in the former USSR. Therefore, Nagorno Karabakh is an
inseparable part of the territory of Azerbaijan from both historical
and legal aspects, and our maps are completely the same with ones
which can be found on the walls of all international organizations,
including UN, OSCE, NATO, and PACE. It is preposterous to make such
allegations in public and it only helps to prove the ongoing hostility
and negative intentions of Armenian representatives towards our country
while neglecting the opinion of all international organizations,"
he said.
He underlined that the chairman of the Armenian delegation cast
doubt on the opinions of Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, regarding the Armenian -Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh
conflict expressed in his speech during the plenary meeting.
"I would like to recall that in his speech, President Aliyev brought to
the attention of the Assembly members the facts which were confirmed
in the resolutions made by international organizations, including the
UN Security Council and its General Assembly, the European Parliament
and theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,regarding this
conflict, called criminal acts against civilians in Khojaly on 25-26th
of February in 1992 as an act of genocide and the Khojaly genocide
"as an act of barbarism and embodiment of fascism.
Thus, it is absolutely unacceptable that our Armenian colleagues
make groundless accusations against the President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan saying that he" wins political dividends through
warmongering". President Ilham Aliyev stated repeatedly from different
tribunes that though the Republic of Azerbaijan has a right of
self-defense, it is important to achieve peaceful solution of the
conflict and therefore, to continue the process of negotiations"
the letter says.
Suleymanov said in his letter that, during the meeting of Social
Affairs Committee of the EURONEST PA in Armenia of this February,
our hosts in Yerevan surrounded us with speakers, maps and images,
which falsified historic facts, and were, in principle, completely
against international law and several UN resolutions. Meetings were
held in rooms with the map of the occupied Azeri territories being
represented as part of Armenia.
"However, in order not to endanger activities of the EURONEST PA we
preferred to cooperate, to achieve goals of this institution and to
move forward. Therefore, we did not react to such provocative actions.
During the Baku session of the EURONEST PA, the members of the
Armenian Delegation distributed three books to the Assembly members,
which contain anti-Azerbaijan propaganda. The Azerbaijani side did
not react to these provocations in order not to cast a shadow on the
activities of the EURONEST PA and to achieve successful ending of the
second session and in order to reach the goals of the EURONEST PA,"
the letter says.
"We are therefore surprised and disappointed that our Armenian
colleagues responded to our efforts through their point of order
made on the 4th of April. They attempted to unfairly mar the Baku
session of the EURONEST PA which was highly appreciated by Assembly
members and Co-Presidents from both political and technical aspects,"
Suleymanov said in his letter.
"The Baku Session of the EURONEST PA and its successful results
showed once again that Azerbaijan is a peaceful country, open to
cooperation with all. It's among the top priorities of our country
to achieve the goals of the EURONEST PA. Moreover, we believe that
our right to abide by international law and European values should
be safeguarded and respected, as should it be for all our partners
and friends in EURONEST. We urge, therefore, our colleagues not allow
this sad episode to endanger all our work so far in the framework of
the EURONEST PA," the letter says.
The Azerbaijani Delegation to the EURONEST PA calls on the Armenian
Delegation which presumably regrets at not having been able to hinder
the Baku session of this institution, to put an end to any kind of
biased, partial and provocative statements as well as anti-Azerbaijan
propaganda and invites them to respect the resolutions of all
international organizations which reflect the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan. "We furthermore urge them to continue cooperation towards
reaching even more of the results of the EURONEST PA," the letter says.
Trend
April 9 2012
Azerbaijan
Vice-President of the EURONEST PA has responded to baseless opinions
of the Armenian delegation.
EURONEST PA Vice-President Elkhan Suleymanov in his letter to President
of the European Parliament Martin Schulz noted that particular measures
were taken to ensure the security of the Armenian delegation in Baku
during the EURONEST PA session and their security was fully ensured
by the Azerbaijani side with high level professionalism.
As the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan told
Trend on Monday, Chairman of the Armenian Delegation Vahan Hovhannisyan
admitted that "they noticed no aggression on the part of Azerbaijani
MPs, the security workers and people, in general".
"Thus, we tried to be inclusive hosts, caring for the security and
welfare of all our guests, including of the Armenian delegation, and
I believe that we succeeded in doing this. Regretfully, I have to
tell that after the session, during a press-conference in Yerevan,
the Armenian Delegation voiced distorting opinions regarding the
course of the session and tried to cast doubt on the achievements of
the session," Sulyemanov said in his letter.
The letter says that Chairman of the Armenian Delegation claims that
"the Armenian delegation was completely isolated from mass media and
European MPs" and that only by using his "secret revolutionary tricks",
he managed to give an interview.
Suleymanov said regarding this point that Hovhannisyan's interview was
published in all influential Azerbaijani newspapers and disseminated in
"News" programs of leading TV channels.
"He abused the high level hospitality, the absence of hostility against
and the loyal attitude towards the members of the Armenian delegation
by Azeri citizens and called Nagorno Karabakh as "their mountains"
(i.e. Armenian mountains), and disseminated provocative information
stating that Azeri citizens "did not seem eager to die for these
mountains," Suleymanov said.
In his letter he stressed that the Chairman of the Armenian delegation
states that "all state institutions and agencies had maps on the
walls with Karabakh included. Thus, the authorities are trying to
remind the people of the idea of "Big Azerbaijan," about the things
they want to forget about".
"Regarding this, I have to stress that state independence of Azerbaijan
has been recognized by international community within the frontiers
included in the former USSR. Therefore, Nagorno Karabakh is an
inseparable part of the territory of Azerbaijan from both historical
and legal aspects, and our maps are completely the same with ones
which can be found on the walls of all international organizations,
including UN, OSCE, NATO, and PACE. It is preposterous to make such
allegations in public and it only helps to prove the ongoing hostility
and negative intentions of Armenian representatives towards our country
while neglecting the opinion of all international organizations,"
he said.
He underlined that the chairman of the Armenian delegation cast
doubt on the opinions of Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, regarding the Armenian -Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh
conflict expressed in his speech during the plenary meeting.
"I would like to recall that in his speech, President Aliyev brought to
the attention of the Assembly members the facts which were confirmed
in the resolutions made by international organizations, including the
UN Security Council and its General Assembly, the European Parliament
and theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,regarding this
conflict, called criminal acts against civilians in Khojaly on 25-26th
of February in 1992 as an act of genocide and the Khojaly genocide
"as an act of barbarism and embodiment of fascism.
Thus, it is absolutely unacceptable that our Armenian colleagues
make groundless accusations against the President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan saying that he" wins political dividends through
warmongering". President Ilham Aliyev stated repeatedly from different
tribunes that though the Republic of Azerbaijan has a right of
self-defense, it is important to achieve peaceful solution of the
conflict and therefore, to continue the process of negotiations"
the letter says.
Suleymanov said in his letter that, during the meeting of Social
Affairs Committee of the EURONEST PA in Armenia of this February,
our hosts in Yerevan surrounded us with speakers, maps and images,
which falsified historic facts, and were, in principle, completely
against international law and several UN resolutions. Meetings were
held in rooms with the map of the occupied Azeri territories being
represented as part of Armenia.
"However, in order not to endanger activities of the EURONEST PA we
preferred to cooperate, to achieve goals of this institution and to
move forward. Therefore, we did not react to such provocative actions.
During the Baku session of the EURONEST PA, the members of the
Armenian Delegation distributed three books to the Assembly members,
which contain anti-Azerbaijan propaganda. The Azerbaijani side did
not react to these provocations in order not to cast a shadow on the
activities of the EURONEST PA and to achieve successful ending of the
second session and in order to reach the goals of the EURONEST PA,"
the letter says.
"We are therefore surprised and disappointed that our Armenian
colleagues responded to our efforts through their point of order
made on the 4th of April. They attempted to unfairly mar the Baku
session of the EURONEST PA which was highly appreciated by Assembly
members and Co-Presidents from both political and technical aspects,"
Suleymanov said in his letter.
"The Baku Session of the EURONEST PA and its successful results
showed once again that Azerbaijan is a peaceful country, open to
cooperation with all. It's among the top priorities of our country
to achieve the goals of the EURONEST PA. Moreover, we believe that
our right to abide by international law and European values should
be safeguarded and respected, as should it be for all our partners
and friends in EURONEST. We urge, therefore, our colleagues not allow
this sad episode to endanger all our work so far in the framework of
the EURONEST PA," the letter says.
The Azerbaijani Delegation to the EURONEST PA calls on the Armenian
Delegation which presumably regrets at not having been able to hinder
the Baku session of this institution, to put an end to any kind of
biased, partial and provocative statements as well as anti-Azerbaijan
propaganda and invites them to respect the resolutions of all
international organizations which reflect the territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan. "We furthermore urge them to continue cooperation towards
reaching even more of the results of the EURONEST PA," the letter says.