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BAKU'S ACTIVITY STRIKES HARD AT PRO-ARMENIAN CIRCLES
Trend
April 25 2012
Azerbaijan
April 25--Azerbaijani diplomacy has taken unprecedented steps in the
international arena, a member of Trend Expert Council, a political
scientist and professor of the Western University, Fikret Sadikhov,
believes.
"We have witnessed the recognition of the Khojaly genocide by the
parliaments of Pakistan, Mexico, a number of U.S. states and most
recently, the Parliament of Colombia. All this is undoubtedly the
result of careful, active political and diplomatic efforts on the
part of Azerbaijan," he said.
The Colombian Senate issued a decision on the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories and has recognised the crime committed in Khojaly as
being genocide, a spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Elman Abdullayev told media at a briefing on Monday.
He said that the supplement to the decision contains information
regarding one million refugees and homeless persons, about violation
of their rights and violent acts against the Azerbaijani population
by Armenia.
The Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb. 26,
1992. Some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women
and 70 old men. A total of 1000 civilians were injured during the
genocide. Eight families were massacred, 130 children lost one parent,
and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1275 innocent residents were taken
hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
Sadikhov said Azerbaijani diplomacy and political leadership are
actively working on the international stage with other countries. This
activity, in his opinion, strikes hard at the interests of Armenian
circles.
"For example, it is important that the appeal of Lithuanian MPs was
made on the eve of April 24, the day Armenians consider it as being
a tragic date, calling it "genocide of 1915"," Sadikhov said.
He said members of parliament of Lithuania, a European state, have
done this despite the fact that it was done in anticipation of April
24. This indicates a serious disregard of this date and indicates
that they are cool towards the activities of Armenian lobbying circles
around this mythical tragedy.
"I am confident that the European Parliament will consider the appeal.
Of course, you need appeals from other countries as well. More efforts
are needed to involve in the process our partners and allies," he said.
This will be a major factor that will affect other European countries
which can consider this issue and adopt relevant resolutions,
Sadikhov said.
The European Parliament is a serious structure and if it considers the
appeal and adopts a specific resolution, it will be a 'flick on the
nose' of the Armenian lobbyists who are now engaged in the promotion
of a mythical genocide in European countries, he said.
21 members of the Seimas of Lithuania have appealed to the European
Parliament in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly
tragedy. Members of the Seimas-signatories to appeal are expressing
their sympathy for the pain of the Azerbaijani people in connection
with the tragedy and regret that, in contrast to the political and
legal assessment of the deeds of those who committed war crimes in
former Yugoslavia, the perpetrators of the Khojaly tragedy remain
unpunished.
Members of the Seimas expressed confidence that the European Parliament
will give a political assessment of the tragedy and that this bloody
tragedy will be accepted as part of the historical memory of Europe.
Trend
April 25 2012
Azerbaijan
April 25--Azerbaijani diplomacy has taken unprecedented steps in the
international arena, a member of Trend Expert Council, a political
scientist and professor of the Western University, Fikret Sadikhov,
believes.
"We have witnessed the recognition of the Khojaly genocide by the
parliaments of Pakistan, Mexico, a number of U.S. states and most
recently, the Parliament of Colombia. All this is undoubtedly the
result of careful, active political and diplomatic efforts on the
part of Azerbaijan," he said.
The Colombian Senate issued a decision on the occupation of Azerbaijani
territories and has recognised the crime committed in Khojaly as
being genocide, a spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Elman Abdullayev told media at a briefing on Monday.
He said that the supplement to the decision contains information
regarding one million refugees and homeless persons, about violation
of their rights and violent acts against the Azerbaijani population
by Armenia.
The Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb. 26,
1992. Some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women
and 70 old men. A total of 1000 civilians were injured during the
genocide. Eight families were massacred, 130 children lost one parent,
and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1275 innocent residents were taken
hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
Sadikhov said Azerbaijani diplomacy and political leadership are
actively working on the international stage with other countries. This
activity, in his opinion, strikes hard at the interests of Armenian
circles.
"For example, it is important that the appeal of Lithuanian MPs was
made on the eve of April 24, the day Armenians consider it as being
a tragic date, calling it "genocide of 1915"," Sadikhov said.
He said members of parliament of Lithuania, a European state, have
done this despite the fact that it was done in anticipation of April
24. This indicates a serious disregard of this date and indicates
that they are cool towards the activities of Armenian lobbying circles
around this mythical tragedy.
"I am confident that the European Parliament will consider the appeal.
Of course, you need appeals from other countries as well. More efforts
are needed to involve in the process our partners and allies," he said.
This will be a major factor that will affect other European countries
which can consider this issue and adopt relevant resolutions,
Sadikhov said.
The European Parliament is a serious structure and if it considers the
appeal and adopts a specific resolution, it will be a 'flick on the
nose' of the Armenian lobbyists who are now engaged in the promotion
of a mythical genocide in European countries, he said.
21 members of the Seimas of Lithuania have appealed to the European
Parliament in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly
tragedy. Members of the Seimas-signatories to appeal are expressing
their sympathy for the pain of the Azerbaijani people in connection
with the tragedy and regret that, in contrast to the political and
legal assessment of the deeds of those who committed war crimes in
former Yugoslavia, the perpetrators of the Khojaly tragedy remain
unpunished.
Members of the Seimas expressed confidence that the European Parliament
will give a political assessment of the tragedy and that this bloody
tragedy will be accepted as part of the historical memory of Europe.