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  • NKR MFA: Azerbaijan Keeps On Gambling The "Khodjalu" Topic

    NKR MFA: AZERBAIJAN KEEPS ON GAMBLING THE "KHODJALU" TOPIC

    armradio.am
    16.02.2009 14:23

    "The traditional anti-Armenian campaign connected with the events of
    1992 in Khodjalu settlement begins in Azerbaijan. At that, the official
    Azerbaijani propaganda does not disdain to use any methods and means
    to display the Armenian side as a party responsible for the tragedy
    and to inject another portion of poison of Armenian phobia into the
    consciousness of the international community and the consciousness
    of its own people.

    Moreover, Baku goes on circulating the already unmasked frauds,"
    reads the statement released by the Press Office of the NKA Ministry
    of Foreign Affairs.

    "Thus, last year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno
    Karabakh Republic drew the public's attention to a forged
    photograph exposed in a number of Azerbaijani websites, including
    the website of "Heydar Aliyev Foundation," which is very respectable
    in Azerbaijan. It has been mentioned that the propaganda machine
    of the neighboring republic tries to use the fact that besides
    a great number of corpses of civilians in the foreground of the
    photograph, outskirts of a settlement are seen in the background,
    which, in principle, should add verisimilitude to Baku's version on
    mass killings of Azerbaijanis in Khodjalu. Meanwhile, color version
    of the above-mentioned photograph absolutely refutes it, namely the
    faces of th e deceased, their garments, etc. In fact, this photograph
    is directly connected with the events in Kosovo. Namely as that the
    photograph along with a great number of the others was exhibited
    in one Serbian, one Albanian, and in one specialized German forum,
    in internet-page of reputable edition "New York Times" etc.

    However, the mentioned undisguised fraud still remains in a number
    of Azerbaijani sites, thus deluding those uninformed. Booklets with
    similar fraud are circulating all over the world," the statement reads.

    The NKR MFA Information Department reminds that on February 25-26,
    1992, the Karabakhi side launched a military operation to release
    the only airport of the republic, situated near Khodjalu settlement
    and to neutralize the weapon emplacements of the enemy in Khodjalu,
    from where since summer of 1991 the populated areas of Nagorno
    Karabakh have been regularly exposed to attacks of the Azerbaijani
    special police squads (OMON), artillery bombardments from "Alazan",
    "Crystal" and rocket facility of volley fire "Grad".

    "The release of the airport and neutralization of weapon emplacements
    of enemy in Khodjalu was of vital importance for the NKR people. The
    subunits of the NKR Defense Army granted a corridor to the peaceful
    population for safe and timely leaving the battle zone and the
    Azerbaijani side was informed of it beforehand. It is well-known that
    the N KR authorities informed the Azerbaijani side of preparation for
    the neutralization of the Khojalu weapon emplacements two months prior
    to the operation and that was repeatedly confirmed by the officials
    of Azerbaijan, in particular, by the then president Ayaz Mutalibov.

    However, the leadership of Azerbaijan did not undertake anything
    to help the peaceful population to leave the battle zone. Moreover,
    a column of peaceful population was shot near the border of Aghdam
    region, which was later on confirmed by Mutalibov, who connected the
    crime with the opposition's efforts to remove him from the office by
    making him responsible for everything.

    The territory where subsequently many corpses were filmed is 3 km
    far from Aghdam and 11 km from Khojalu. Up to the fall of Aghdam
    (summer 1993) this area was under permanent control of the Azerbaijani
    units, which excluded the access of the Karabakhi self -defense units
    there. Some details of this military operation are so far shrouded
    in mystery and namely using this circumstance official Baku tries to
    profit from it to gain its political goals.

    It is noteworthy, that all the propaganda is being carried out with
    pronounced anti-Armenian insinuations and is used for forcing ethnic
    intolerance and hatred towards Armenians among Azerbaijanis.

    Unfortunately, the topic of "Khodjalu" remains one of the cornerstones
    of the Azerbaijani domestic and foreign information or rather

    misinformation policy within the context of the Karabakh problem
    in general."
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