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Azeri ruling party official urges world bodies to ignore Karabakh youth forum
Ekho, Baku
30 Sep 04
Text of E. Quliyev report by Azerbaijani newspaper Ekho on 30 September
headlined "Boycott the Karabakh visit" and subheaded "Members of the
New Azerbaijan Party urge youth organizations of the world"
"The invitations to visit Karabakh sent out to representatives of
youth organizations of different countries are a political action
masterminded by the Armenian leadership," the deputy chairwoman of
the New Azerbaijan Party, Bahar Muradova, has told Ekho.
Let's recall that on its web site the Pan-Armenian international
youth forum has posted an address to all youth organizations of
the world, inviting them to take part in a fact-finding visit to
Karabakh and assess the situation in the area of youth policy, human
rights and democracy in conflict-stricken areas. The visit will lay
the foundation for an international youth conference in the "NKR"
[Nagornyy Karabakh Republic]. The web site also says that applications
can be submitted to Armenian embassies before 4 October, while the
trip itself is scheduled to begin on 15 November. It is said further
that Armenian embassies, with the consent of the "NKR government",
will be issuing visas to those interested. In conclusion, the web site
says that the Armenian government guarantees an uninhibited visit to
Nagornyy Karabakh.
Muradova believes that this is all a further illustration of the fact
that Armenia, in defiance of all laws, freely disposes of Azerbaijani
lands and illegally invites representatives of international
organizations to our territories.
"Obviously a youth organization cannot finance such a major project
on its own, it is probably financed by the Armenian government or
diaspora," she said.
She added that participation of different international
organizations could undermine Azerbaijan's relations with the
countries they represent. The ruling party representative stressed
that among the invitees there might be organizations unaware of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
"We would like to inform them that the NKR is an illegal and
unrecognized separatist formation, while a visit there without the
consent of the Azerbaijani authorities represents support for the
occupation of our lands," she said.
Muradova said further that a round table on Pan-Armenian's attempt
to organize a fact-finding visit to Karabakh had been held at
the New Azerbaijan Party's headquarters earlier this week. The
participants discussed possible measures of the Azerbaijani side,
namely youth organizations, to thwart such activities on the occupied
territories. Representatives of youth organizations adopted an address
to the world youth urging them not to yield to the Armenian provocation
and boycott the trip. Muradova added that the address would be sent
to those who had been invited by Pan-Armenian. Another address has
been sent to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
Ekho, Baku
30 Sep 04
Text of E. Quliyev report by Azerbaijani newspaper Ekho on 30 September
headlined "Boycott the Karabakh visit" and subheaded "Members of the
New Azerbaijan Party urge youth organizations of the world"
"The invitations to visit Karabakh sent out to representatives of
youth organizations of different countries are a political action
masterminded by the Armenian leadership," the deputy chairwoman of
the New Azerbaijan Party, Bahar Muradova, has told Ekho.
Let's recall that on its web site the Pan-Armenian international
youth forum has posted an address to all youth organizations of
the world, inviting them to take part in a fact-finding visit to
Karabakh and assess the situation in the area of youth policy, human
rights and democracy in conflict-stricken areas. The visit will lay
the foundation for an international youth conference in the "NKR"
[Nagornyy Karabakh Republic]. The web site also says that applications
can be submitted to Armenian embassies before 4 October, while the
trip itself is scheduled to begin on 15 November. It is said further
that Armenian embassies, with the consent of the "NKR government",
will be issuing visas to those interested. In conclusion, the web site
says that the Armenian government guarantees an uninhibited visit to
Nagornyy Karabakh.
Muradova believes that this is all a further illustration of the fact
that Armenia, in defiance of all laws, freely disposes of Azerbaijani
lands and illegally invites representatives of international
organizations to our territories.
"Obviously a youth organization cannot finance such a major project
on its own, it is probably financed by the Armenian government or
diaspora," she said.
She added that participation of different international
organizations could undermine Azerbaijan's relations with the
countries they represent. The ruling party representative stressed
that among the invitees there might be organizations unaware of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
"We would like to inform them that the NKR is an illegal and
unrecognized separatist formation, while a visit there without the
consent of the Azerbaijani authorities represents support for the
occupation of our lands," she said.
Muradova said further that a round table on Pan-Armenian's attempt
to organize a fact-finding visit to Karabakh had been held at
the New Azerbaijan Party's headquarters earlier this week. The
participants discussed possible measures of the Azerbaijani side,
namely youth organizations, to thwart such activities on the occupied
territories. Representatives of youth organizations adopted an address
to the world youth urging them not to yield to the Armenian provocation
and boycott the trip. Muradova added that the address would be sent
to those who had been invited by Pan-Armenian. Another address has
been sent to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.