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    Azeri MPs concerned about cultural monuments destruction in Karabakh

    ANS TV, Baku
    20 Apr 04


    [Presenter Aytan Safarova] Nagornyy Karabakh became a subject of
    discussion in the Azerbaijani parliament today. MP Ibrahim Isayev
    called on his colleagues to appeal to international organizations with
    regard to the fate of cultural monuments and graves destroyed in Susa
    [Shushi].

    [Correspondent, over video of parliament's sitting] The parliament
    started its sitting today with current issues. MPs mostly spoke about
    the Nagornyy Karabakh problem. Citing precise information, Isayev said
    that the Susa castle and the Susa cemetery had been destroyed and Susa
    had been renamed Shushi. He called on his colleagues not to be
    indifferent to these facts.

    [Isayev] The UN and various international organizations must be told
    about that and all the bells must be set ringing. According to
    reports, the walls of the castle are being destroyed to expand the
    territory under a carpet workshop built by an Armenian entrepreneur of
    Belgian origin. The names of the town's ancient quarters have been
    replaced by Armenian ones.

    [Correspondent] Isayev also said that several US companies have been
    operating on the occupied Azerbaijani lands. He added that the US
    government should urgently recall these companies and the US
    ambassador to Azerbaijan should be told about this.

    MP Zahid Oruc spoke about a rapprochement between Iran and Armenia. He
    said that the Azerbaijani foreign minister should protest against the
    agreement on the construction of Iranian-Armenian power plants on the
    occupied lands.

    Some MPs called for an information war against the Armenians.

    [MP Sabir Rustamxanli, captioned] There is a need for establishing a
    certain body to conduct the information war.

    [MP Qudrat Hasanquliyev] We must certainly establish a TV station in
    Agdam [partly occupied by Armenia] which will broadcast in the
    Armenian language in Nagornyy Karabakh. Azerbaijan must finally
    initiate this.

    We can form a provisional administration by restoring Nagornyy
    Karabakh's autonomous status with people who will recognize
    Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and agree to be citizens of
    Azerbaijan. After liberating our lands, we could bring these forces to
    power and then determine the status of Nagornyy Karabakh.

    [Passage omitted: MPs discussed other issues]
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