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Interfax, Russia
Dec 23 2011
Baku regrets passage of French bill to outlaw denial of Armenian genocide
BAKU. Dec 23
The approval by the lower house of the French parliament of a bill
criminalizing the denial of "the Armenian genocide" is regretful, said
Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev.
"Turning a group of members of the French parliament into hostages in
the hands of the Armenian diaspora causes regret," Abdullayev told
Interfax, commenting on the passage by the lower house of the French
parliament of a bill penalizing people who deny genocides.
France, which mediates the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, "should not have
turned into a hostage of the Armenian diaspora," he said. "The
deputies who voted for the passage of this bill must also seriously
approach the Khojaly genocide which took place in the eyes of global
community," the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
In the early hours of February 26, 1992, Armenian armed forces, backed
by heavy equipment and personnel from the 366th Motor Rifle Regiment
of the former USSR based in the town of Khankendi seized the city of
Khojaly. As a result, at least 613 people were brutally killed,
including 106 women, 63 young children and 70 elderly people; 487
became disabled, 1,275 were captured and 150 went missing.
Dec 23 2011
Baku regrets passage of French bill to outlaw denial of Armenian genocide
BAKU. Dec 23
The approval by the lower house of the French parliament of a bill
criminalizing the denial of "the Armenian genocide" is regretful, said
Azeri Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev.
"Turning a group of members of the French parliament into hostages in
the hands of the Armenian diaspora causes regret," Abdullayev told
Interfax, commenting on the passage by the lower house of the French
parliament of a bill penalizing people who deny genocides.
France, which mediates the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, "should not have
turned into a hostage of the Armenian diaspora," he said. "The
deputies who voted for the passage of this bill must also seriously
approach the Khojaly genocide which took place in the eyes of global
community," the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
In the early hours of February 26, 1992, Armenian armed forces, backed
by heavy equipment and personnel from the 366th Motor Rifle Regiment
of the former USSR based in the town of Khankendi seized the city of
Khojaly. As a result, at least 613 people were brutally killed,
including 106 women, 63 young children and 70 elderly people; 487
became disabled, 1,275 were captured and 150 went missing.