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PASHAYEVA: "SEPARATISTS AND TERRORISTS PRETEND NATIONAL MINORITIES IF THE PACE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT IMPROVED"
Today, Azerbaijan
Oct 4 2006
Azerbaijan Parliamentary delegation members Genire Pashayeva and Aydin
Mirzezadeh addressed PACE session during the discussion of document
10 961 on Frame Convention for National Minorities' Rights Defense
signed by COE member states.
Aydin Mirzazadeh said there is no problem with national minorities
in the country. They are represented in all spheres and Azerbaijan
President officially congratulates their national holidays He
said the government plans to build Catholic Church though there
140 Catholics in the country. At the end of his speech Mirzazadeh
mentioned that unlike Azerbaijan Armenia is mono ethnic country. "300
000 Azerbaijanis displaced from Armenia and one million from occupied
by Armenians territories. Armenian Environment Minister insulted
Jewish people. These are ordinary cases in Armenia," he said
Then Genire Pashayeva made speech and said that every state should
defend the rights of national minorities and the latter should assume
some responsibilities. "Armenians' rights were defended in all spheres
in Nagorno Karabakh, but they disrespected Azerbaijani language,
symbol and flag. They tried to include Nagorno Karabakh in Armenian
territories or to create second Armenian state there by the support
of Armenian lobby," she said.
At the end of her speech Pashayeva called on PACE members to improve
the documents and conventions on this matter, otherwise terrorists
and separatists will pretend national minorities, APA correspondent
to COE reports.
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/31026.html
Today, Azerbaijan
Oct 4 2006
Azerbaijan Parliamentary delegation members Genire Pashayeva and Aydin
Mirzezadeh addressed PACE session during the discussion of document
10 961 on Frame Convention for National Minorities' Rights Defense
signed by COE member states.
Aydin Mirzazadeh said there is no problem with national minorities
in the country. They are represented in all spheres and Azerbaijan
President officially congratulates their national holidays He
said the government plans to build Catholic Church though there
140 Catholics in the country. At the end of his speech Mirzazadeh
mentioned that unlike Azerbaijan Armenia is mono ethnic country. "300
000 Azerbaijanis displaced from Armenia and one million from occupied
by Armenians territories. Armenian Environment Minister insulted
Jewish people. These are ordinary cases in Armenia," he said
Then Genire Pashayeva made speech and said that every state should
defend the rights of national minorities and the latter should assume
some responsibilities. "Armenians' rights were defended in all spheres
in Nagorno Karabakh, but they disrespected Azerbaijani language,
symbol and flag. They tried to include Nagorno Karabakh in Armenian
territories or to create second Armenian state there by the support
of Armenian lobby," she said.
At the end of her speech Pashayeva called on PACE members to improve
the documents and conventions on this matter, otherwise terrorists
and separatists will pretend national minorities, APA correspondent
to COE reports.
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/31026.html