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    President chides grave desecration claims

    AzerNews Weekly, Azerbaijan
    April 20 2006

    Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has called Armenia's claims
    concerning the alleged desecration of ancient graves in the Azeri
    exclave of Nakhchivan as completely false.

    "All cultural and historical monuments in Azerbaijan are under
    state protection," Aliyev said during his visit to the country's
    western regions last week. "As you know, some Armenian circles and
    hypocritical politicians under the Armenian lobby's influence have
    claimed that Armenian tombstone crosses are allegedly being destroyed
    in Nakhchivan. This information is an absolute lie and slander."

    The European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the alleged
    desecration of the ancient gravestones in February, sparking public
    outrage in the country. Aliyev said that all mosques, cemeteries
    and monuments have been destroyed in the occupied Azeri land, which
    was confirmed by a relevant fact-finding OSCE mission. The president
    said there is religious tolerance and representatives of different
    ethnicities peacefully co-exist in Azerbaijan. There is an Orthodox
    church and a Jewish Synagogue in the country, while a Catholic church
    is expected to be set up soon.
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