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FIRST VICE SPEAKER OF AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT ADDRESSES US CONGRESS: "THE SO-CALLED "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" IS NOT YOUR JOB, IT IS A HISTORIC ISSUE"
APA
http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=1159 43
Feb 12 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev - APA. "They pressure on Turkey instead of
Armenia today. US Congress Committee included the so-called "Armenian
genocide" resolution into its agenda.
They discuss the so-called "genocide" issue in every April. They made
24 April a cash cow. I address the US Congress: This is not your job,
this is a historic issue. Let the historians to address this problem",
said first vice speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ziyafat Asgarov
in his statement. He said they were trying to blackmail Turkey in
every April. "I would like to ask them: Why don't you recognize
Khojaly genocide? You know this tragedy happened before the world
eyes. I believe that the US Congress will not address this issue".
Asgarov said the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs should pressure on
Armenia. "The problem entered into the last stage. Everyone knows
that Armenian is not an independent country, but it is a province
of Russia. We don't want this issue to be prolonged. Otherwise the
other way of solution is unavoidable".
MP Zahid Oruj expressed concern over the Iranian officials' statement
about Karabakh problem. He said involvement of Iran in this problem
could make it harder. "Let Iran to use Turkey's experience and to close
its borders. After that this country can say that it supports us".
In response to Zahid Oruj, speaker of the parliament Oqtay Asadov
said Iran had 600-km borders with Azerbaijan and it was not correct
to reject their support as neighbor country. "If there is support,
we have to use it".
APA
http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=1159 43
Feb 12 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev - APA. "They pressure on Turkey instead of
Armenia today. US Congress Committee included the so-called "Armenian
genocide" resolution into its agenda.
They discuss the so-called "genocide" issue in every April. They made
24 April a cash cow. I address the US Congress: This is not your job,
this is a historic issue. Let the historians to address this problem",
said first vice speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ziyafat Asgarov
in his statement. He said they were trying to blackmail Turkey in
every April. "I would like to ask them: Why don't you recognize
Khojaly genocide? You know this tragedy happened before the world
eyes. I believe that the US Congress will not address this issue".
Asgarov said the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs should pressure on
Armenia. "The problem entered into the last stage. Everyone knows
that Armenian is not an independent country, but it is a province
of Russia. We don't want this issue to be prolonged. Otherwise the
other way of solution is unavoidable".
MP Zahid Oruj expressed concern over the Iranian officials' statement
about Karabakh problem. He said involvement of Iran in this problem
could make it harder. "Let Iran to use Turkey's experience and to close
its borders. After that this country can say that it supports us".
In response to Zahid Oruj, speaker of the parliament Oqtay Asadov
said Iran had 600-km borders with Azerbaijan and it was not correct
to reject their support as neighbor country. "If there is support,
we have to use it".