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TOP OFFICIAL: BAKU CONSIDERS FREEDOM HOUSE HEAD'S AND U.S DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE'S POSITIONS GROUNDLESS
E. Huseynli
Trend
July 28, 2011
Azerbaijan
July 28--Baku considers the Freedom House head's and the U.S Deputy
Secretary of State's positions on human rights and democracy situation
in Azerbaijan as groundless.
"Freedom House head David Kramer has voiced his opinion on this
issue several times," Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social
and Political Department Chief Ali Hasanov said in an interview with
Trend. "We have expressed our attitude that Freedom House and its head
are working on a methodology which does not coincide with objective
reality. His appeal shows that we are completely right."
Hasanov said Kramer in his statement entirely bases on subjective
thoughts. In particular, he considers Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus
as the biggest threat to the West and in his usual manner, speaks of
the importance of taking actions against them.
"Of course, we have voiced our position on in," he said. "This
organization and its head systematically admit subjectivism in
their reports. Their methodology does not coincide with that one
that evaluates the life of our society. David Kramer openly states
that these countries and some processes in Eastern Europe pose some
challenges to Western and the U.S interests, which is very dangerous."
He said that the fate of Azerbaijan, statehood, interests and
aspirations of Azerbaijani people are the main issue for us.
"Our policy is based on the fate of our state and statehood its
interests, the interests and wishes of people, rather than the
interests of Western countries and some appeals to the West," he said.
"Therefore, these estimates have no reason to claim to objectivity. It
is lamentable that they call the situation with democracy in Armenia
-- a country with such an ugly governance system as a model for
themselves and other countries. Everyone knows that a large group of
politicians who oppose the government was shot down in the Armenian
parliament a few years ago. The president and his team were forced
to resign. More than ten people who wanted to raise their voice of
protest against Sargsyan's government were shot. It says that David
Kramer and his organization completely serve subjective opinions and
focused interests."
Hasanov also commented on the position of U.S Deputy Secretary of
State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Thomas Melia.
"We have had discussions with him in Baku," he said. "There were
disagreements. But in general, I informed Melia that his arguments
do not meet the objective reality."
In their statements Freedom House head David Kramer and U.S Deputy
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Thomas Melia
said about the unsatisfactory situation with human rights and democracy
in Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian
E. Huseynli
Trend
July 28, 2011
Azerbaijan
July 28--Baku considers the Freedom House head's and the U.S Deputy
Secretary of State's positions on human rights and democracy situation
in Azerbaijan as groundless.
"Freedom House head David Kramer has voiced his opinion on this
issue several times," Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Social
and Political Department Chief Ali Hasanov said in an interview with
Trend. "We have expressed our attitude that Freedom House and its head
are working on a methodology which does not coincide with objective
reality. His appeal shows that we are completely right."
Hasanov said Kramer in his statement entirely bases on subjective
thoughts. In particular, he considers Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus
as the biggest threat to the West and in his usual manner, speaks of
the importance of taking actions against them.
"Of course, we have voiced our position on in," he said. "This
organization and its head systematically admit subjectivism in
their reports. Their methodology does not coincide with that one
that evaluates the life of our society. David Kramer openly states
that these countries and some processes in Eastern Europe pose some
challenges to Western and the U.S interests, which is very dangerous."
He said that the fate of Azerbaijan, statehood, interests and
aspirations of Azerbaijani people are the main issue for us.
"Our policy is based on the fate of our state and statehood its
interests, the interests and wishes of people, rather than the
interests of Western countries and some appeals to the West," he said.
"Therefore, these estimates have no reason to claim to objectivity. It
is lamentable that they call the situation with democracy in Armenia
-- a country with such an ugly governance system as a model for
themselves and other countries. Everyone knows that a large group of
politicians who oppose the government was shot down in the Armenian
parliament a few years ago. The president and his team were forced
to resign. More than ten people who wanted to raise their voice of
protest against Sargsyan's government were shot. It says that David
Kramer and his organization completely serve subjective opinions and
focused interests."
Hasanov also commented on the position of U.S Deputy Secretary of
State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Thomas Melia.
"We have had discussions with him in Baku," he said. "There were
disagreements. But in general, I informed Melia that his arguments
do not meet the objective reality."
In their statements Freedom House head David Kramer and U.S Deputy
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Thomas Melia
said about the unsatisfactory situation with human rights and democracy
in Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian