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  • BAKU: Official Chides Watchdog's Report As Pro-Armenian

    OFFICIAL CHIDES WATCHDOG'S REPORT AS PRO-ARMENIAN

    Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
    May 1 2006

    Baku, April 28, AssA-Irada
    The head of the President's Office socio-political department
    Ali Hasanov is expected to meet the Baku representatives of the
    international organization Human Rights Watch following the publication
    of its report criticizing the country's human rights record.

    Human Rights Watch reportedly urged US President George Bush to
    put pressure on the visiting counterpart Ilham Aliyev over what it
    described as Azerbaijan's poor democratic development record.

    Hasanov has told AssA-Irada that the Azerbaijani government had always
    treated the organization's evaluations seriously and attempts had
    been made to discuss its reports pertaining to Azerbaijan.

    "However, we have to acknowledge that the assessments Human Rights
    Watch has been giving to the situation in the South Caucasus over the
    past several years have not always been based on objective facts. We
    know only too well the situation in Armenia and the relationship
    between the authorities and opposition there. If you remember, the
    core of the Armenian opposition were gunned down in parliament.

    Despite this, the said organization portrays Armenia as the most
    democratic country in the South Caucasus," Hasanov said and added that
    this was why the decision had been made to talk to representatives
    of the group.

    The official added that HRW does not have any clout on US foreign
    policy, which is determined by official institutions of the state.

    And these, he said, are represented by the US embassy in Azerbaijan.

    He went on to say that the group's assessments may to some extent
    affect US public opinion.

    "We don't want the American people to develop a negative opinion about
    Azerbaijan and intend to pay attention to the analyses of Human Rights
    Watch," Hasanov said.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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