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AZERBAIJANI MP EXPLAINS TO AUTHOR OF NOVEL ABOUT MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS AND WHY HE SHOULD TALK BAD THINGS ABOUT ARMENIANS
Panorama.am
12/02/2013
In Azerbaijani TV channel Ictimai held a so-called public discussion
about the novel of Ekrem Eylisli "Stone Dreams" about the massacre
of Armenians in Azerbaijan. During the program a group of public and
political figures did not stop to attack the author, who came to the
studio to defend its position alone.
"I wrote about Eylis what I saw with my own eyes," said the author,
and noted that everything described in the novel was the true. Writer
Elchin Mirzabeyli commenting this statement, said that Eylisli grists
to the mill of the enemy, describing the Armenian massacre in Baku,
hoping for recognition in Europe.
Answering the question of MP Zahid Oruj about whether the author
considers Karabakh, Nakhichevan and Eylis Azerbaijani lands Ekrem
Eylisli answered, that no nation in the world lives in the lands
where it has been formed, and the novel was written to show that
the Azerbaijani and Armenians have lived in the neighborhood for
centuries. "Every day you defame the Armenians, how are you going to
live with them side by side?" asks Eylisli.
Deputy Faraj Guliyev noted that there are no ordinary or non-ordinary
Armenians, all are the same. "We always have to talk badly about
all Armenians. All the Armenians should be expelled from our lands,
while you are talking about living together, in the same time harming
our state policy," the Azerbaijani deputy noticed.
"I am 75-year old writer and have no wish to prove you how and what
I should write. We live in a country where the Constitution provides
freedom of speech to every citizen," said Eylisli.
Turan agency touched upon the TV debate's subject and noted that
judges" for Eylisli were notable. "MP Zahid Orudj whose victory in the
2005 elections to the European Court of Human Rights found grossly
falsified, and the Government paid the real winner Nemat Aliyev
compensation. That is, Orudj, without shame, carries in his pocket
a mandate received in the result of falsifications," the site notes.
Another "judge" Elchin Mirzabeyli dramatically changed his political
orientation at least for five times. He was a staunch member of the
opposition, and then defended the government for several times.
Leading Public TV Anar Yusifoghlu publicly said few years ago that
they have a "black" list of people on their channel that they are
not allowed to invite.
"These "debates" strongly smack of our Soviet past. And, not as soft
and calm as it was during Brezhnev stagnation, but just as it was in
Stalin times. Unfortunately, without a victory of the Great Patriotic
War. But, in the same time, fortunately, without mass shootings,
limited to "public debate" and "national condemnation." Eylisli,
however, approaches adequately. We see that this is really his
disposition," the article reads.
In an interview with "Voice of Russia" Eylisli said he did not expect
the he will be deprived of all ranks, orders and it depresses him.
"The persecution of the writer for such a novel is an abnormal
phenomenon. Our ordinary citizens say that we can live together with
the Armenians. While the authorities propagate hatred," states Eylisli.
Panorama.am
12/02/2013
In Azerbaijani TV channel Ictimai held a so-called public discussion
about the novel of Ekrem Eylisli "Stone Dreams" about the massacre
of Armenians in Azerbaijan. During the program a group of public and
political figures did not stop to attack the author, who came to the
studio to defend its position alone.
"I wrote about Eylis what I saw with my own eyes," said the author,
and noted that everything described in the novel was the true. Writer
Elchin Mirzabeyli commenting this statement, said that Eylisli grists
to the mill of the enemy, describing the Armenian massacre in Baku,
hoping for recognition in Europe.
Answering the question of MP Zahid Oruj about whether the author
considers Karabakh, Nakhichevan and Eylis Azerbaijani lands Ekrem
Eylisli answered, that no nation in the world lives in the lands
where it has been formed, and the novel was written to show that
the Azerbaijani and Armenians have lived in the neighborhood for
centuries. "Every day you defame the Armenians, how are you going to
live with them side by side?" asks Eylisli.
Deputy Faraj Guliyev noted that there are no ordinary or non-ordinary
Armenians, all are the same. "We always have to talk badly about
all Armenians. All the Armenians should be expelled from our lands,
while you are talking about living together, in the same time harming
our state policy," the Azerbaijani deputy noticed.
"I am 75-year old writer and have no wish to prove you how and what
I should write. We live in a country where the Constitution provides
freedom of speech to every citizen," said Eylisli.
Turan agency touched upon the TV debate's subject and noted that
judges" for Eylisli were notable. "MP Zahid Orudj whose victory in the
2005 elections to the European Court of Human Rights found grossly
falsified, and the Government paid the real winner Nemat Aliyev
compensation. That is, Orudj, without shame, carries in his pocket
a mandate received in the result of falsifications," the site notes.
Another "judge" Elchin Mirzabeyli dramatically changed his political
orientation at least for five times. He was a staunch member of the
opposition, and then defended the government for several times.
Leading Public TV Anar Yusifoghlu publicly said few years ago that
they have a "black" list of people on their channel that they are
not allowed to invite.
"These "debates" strongly smack of our Soviet past. And, not as soft
and calm as it was during Brezhnev stagnation, but just as it was in
Stalin times. Unfortunately, without a victory of the Great Patriotic
War. But, in the same time, fortunately, without mass shootings,
limited to "public debate" and "national condemnation." Eylisli,
however, approaches adequately. We see that this is really his
disposition," the article reads.
In an interview with "Voice of Russia" Eylisli said he did not expect
the he will be deprived of all ranks, orders and it depresses him.
"The persecution of the writer for such a novel is an abnormal
phenomenon. Our ordinary citizens say that we can live together with
the Armenians. While the authorities propagate hatred," states Eylisli.