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news.az, Azerbaijan
Dec 10 2011
It seems US has some serious commitment to Armenian diaspora - Novruz Mamamdov
Sat 10 December 2011 14:18 GMT | 16:18 Local Time
"It seems the United States has an unnatural love for Armenia.
Head of the foreign relation department at the Presidential
Administration of Azerbaijan Novruz Mammadov has commented on recent
remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton which contained
biased criticism towards Azerbaijan.
"It's quite interesting statement. I would say it is interesting for
several reasons. Firstly, I note that discussions on human rights, of
course, are very important in today's world.
`And the desire to protect those rights is quite normal. However, are
human rights divided into different categories according to their
significance?" Mammadov said and noted that the US ignores the
violation of rights of almost one million Azerbaijani refugees and
internally displaced persons, victims of Armenian aggression.
In her statement on occasion of 9 December which marks International
Day of Human Rights, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking
about violations in this sphere, also cited Azerbaijan Republic as one
of the negative examples, along with the state of Zimbabwe.
"If this is indeed an important issue for the United States, then why
the same State Department keeps silent on the issue of infringement of
rights of one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced
persons, evicted from their lands as a result of illegal, armed
aggression by the Armenian side? Why does no one make a serious
statement on the matter?' the official asked.
"Maybe those who wrote State Secretary's statement relied on the logic
of the English alphabet, referring to Azerbaijan along with Zimbabwe
(first and last letters of the alphabet). However, either they did not
learn it properly (at least, according to the alphabetical order
Armenia comes before Azerbaijan), or we are again dealing with double
standards in the US foreign policy," Mammadov said.
All the arguments in this case are obvious, he added.
"It seems the United States has an unnatural love for Armenia. America
displays exactly this attitude and each time proves that it remains
true to this course,' he continued.
The United States kept completely silent even when election outcomes
in Armenia were grossly rigged and 30 individuals were killed in a
crackdown on protesters, he noted.
"The US will still keep silent even if there are hundreds of political
prisoners in Armenia, and the government shuts down all media and
declares a state of emergency.
`One gets the impression that the US has some serious commitment to
the Armenian diaspora, which makes both media organizations and
officials to voice negative evaluations solely about Azerbaijan while
making only positive remarks about Armenia,' Mammadov said.
1news.az
Dec 10 2011
It seems US has some serious commitment to Armenian diaspora - Novruz Mamamdov
Sat 10 December 2011 14:18 GMT | 16:18 Local Time
"It seems the United States has an unnatural love for Armenia.
Head of the foreign relation department at the Presidential
Administration of Azerbaijan Novruz Mammadov has commented on recent
remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton which contained
biased criticism towards Azerbaijan.
"It's quite interesting statement. I would say it is interesting for
several reasons. Firstly, I note that discussions on human rights, of
course, are very important in today's world.
`And the desire to protect those rights is quite normal. However, are
human rights divided into different categories according to their
significance?" Mammadov said and noted that the US ignores the
violation of rights of almost one million Azerbaijani refugees and
internally displaced persons, victims of Armenian aggression.
In her statement on occasion of 9 December which marks International
Day of Human Rights, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking
about violations in this sphere, also cited Azerbaijan Republic as one
of the negative examples, along with the state of Zimbabwe.
"If this is indeed an important issue for the United States, then why
the same State Department keeps silent on the issue of infringement of
rights of one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced
persons, evicted from their lands as a result of illegal, armed
aggression by the Armenian side? Why does no one make a serious
statement on the matter?' the official asked.
"Maybe those who wrote State Secretary's statement relied on the logic
of the English alphabet, referring to Azerbaijan along with Zimbabwe
(first and last letters of the alphabet). However, either they did not
learn it properly (at least, according to the alphabetical order
Armenia comes before Azerbaijan), or we are again dealing with double
standards in the US foreign policy," Mammadov said.
All the arguments in this case are obvious, he added.
"It seems the United States has an unnatural love for Armenia. America
displays exactly this attitude and each time proves that it remains
true to this course,' he continued.
The United States kept completely silent even when election outcomes
in Armenia were grossly rigged and 30 individuals were killed in a
crackdown on protesters, he noted.
"The US will still keep silent even if there are hundreds of political
prisoners in Armenia, and the government shuts down all media and
declares a state of emergency.
`One gets the impression that the US has some serious commitment to
the Armenian diaspora, which makes both media organizations and
officials to voice negative evaluations solely about Azerbaijan while
making only positive remarks about Armenia,' Mammadov said.
1news.az