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  • BAKU: "Echo": On The Verge Of Confrontation

    "ECHO": ON THE VERGE OF CONFRONTATION

    Ïðaâî Âûaîða, Azerbaijan
    Democratic Azerbaijan
    Oct 17 2006

    What does Iran attempt to build on occupied territories of Azerbaijan?

    Today authorities of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) continue
    construction of dam at frontier river Araz, the region of historical
    bridge Khudaferin, which unites occupied Jabrail region of our
    country and South Azerbaijan. As head of Committee on Defense of
    National Movement of South Azerbaijan, Jahandar Bayoglu, informed
    "Echo" referring to local population of right bank (Iranian part,
    author's remark) of frontier river Araz, there are working heavy
    technics and engineering installations.

    It should be pointed out that recently "Echo" has published statement
    of the Ministry of Energy of Iran, Parviz Fatahi, who during his
    visit to Yerevan (September 28, 2006 - author's remark) promised
    to discuss construction process of dam "Khodaaferin" (Khudaferin,
    author's remark ) with Armenian part.

    In this case the matter concerns the area neighboring Khudaferin bridge
    on Araz river built in XII-XIII centuries between North Azerbaijan
    and South Azerbaijan (Iran of today, author's remark). On Azerbaijani
    part, bridge is situated on now occupied Jabrail region.

    Moreover, on the right bank of Araz river of this area there is
    Iranian town Khoda-Aferin.

    In turn, as Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan informed
    referring to Embassy of our country to Iran, the said information is
    denied by Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.

    Chief of administration of information policy and press of Ministry of
    Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Tair Tagizade, informs that authorities
    of Tehran make believe that any information on any works carried out
    by Iran on occupied territories of Azerbaijan is false.

    At the same time chief of administration of Ministry of Foreign
    Affairs, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Tehran, stresses that Iranian part
    recognizes that Iran and Armenia have energy project "being realized
    on officially recognized territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan".

    Head of the Committee, Jahandar Bayoglu, was not satisfied with
    position of head of diplomatic representatives of Azerbaijan to
    Tehran. Accordingly to him, our diplomat "decided to insist on denying
    the fact of construction of reservoir". Head of the Committee thinks
    that such conduct of Ambassador contradicts to national interests
    of Azerbaijan. As J. Bayoglu underlines words of Iranian officials
    (P. Fatahi, author's remark) concerning ongoing works on construction
    of dam, are confirmed by our officials, living on the region near
    Khudaferin bridge, on Iranian bank of Araz.

    In this connection he urges authorities of the country to clarify this
    issue and to explain what is really going on in the region neighboring
    Khudaferin bridge. Bayoglu stresses that local population say that
    construction works are not large-scale.

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan informed that they intend
    "to be content with official response of Iran". "If such information
    concerning continuation of construction works is received in future,
    then our Ambassador to Iran will have additional tasks", Tagizade says.

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs also informs that if after official
    assurance of Iran, Azerbaijani part will make effort to clarify any
    details again, then accordingly to international practice this stage
    will be understood as rather confrontational one.

    --Boundary_(ID_8LB6q+wgMJPOnvlQc2h3zg)--
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