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EUROPEAN KINDLINESS AND AZERBAIJANI RACISM
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=233:e uropean-kindliness-and-azerbaijani-racism&catid=1:all&Itemid=1
Friday, 03 June 2011 13:07
Recently, increased interest of European structures towards the
political configurations in the South Caucasus, in particular, the
Karabakh conflict, has been fixed. Surely, we don't mean the OSCE
Minsk Group, which, in accordance with its duties, must constantly
keep our region in the focus of attention.
Thus, on April 7, 2011, the European Parliament adopted the
resolution `Summarizing the European Neighborhood Policy', calling
upon the EU executive bodies to intensify their activities for the
settlement of the conflicts in Transdniestria and the South Caucasus,
to establish contacts with the actual authorities of the unrecognized
states and their societies. On May 25, the European Commission adopted
the document `New Response to the Changing Neighborhood', reflecting
the readiness of the European Union to take corresponding steps on
expanding its involvement in the formats, where it isn't represented,
for instance, the OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh conflict
settlement.
The noted European initiatives create, to a certain extent, an
impression that a new situation is emerging generally in the region
and, in particular, in the Karabakh settlement process, which,
correspondingly, requires new approaches and involvement of new
players in the process. But, most probably, the OSCE Minsk Group, and
first of all, its chairmanship will not expand its frames, losing the
monopoly over the process of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict
settlement. Besides, to date, the European community hasn't got the
potential, which is needed for the settlement of the conflicts similar
to the Karabakh one. But, it would be wrong to deny the European
structures' wish (surely, if they are sincere) to make their possible
contribution to the establishment of confidence-building measures
between the parties to the Karabakh conflict, reduction of the tension
in the relations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani people.
In this regard, we consider noteworthy the May 31 report of the
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance on Azerbaijan - a
EU human rights structure comprising independent experts. In
particular, it is stressed in the document that the permanent negative
mention of the Republic of Armenia, both official and via the mass
media, leads to the formation of negative perception regarding the
Armenia people. The European Commission calls upon the Azerbaijani
authorities to work actively for changing the situation regarding the
Armenians under the Azerbaijani jurisdiction, emphasizes that all the
political parties of Azerbaijan must display a strict position against
any forms of racism, discrimination and xenophobia and avoid any
negative tones while discussing the issues regarding Armenians.
We'd like to exclaim - at last! As it is known, during the entire
process of the Karabakh settlement both Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
drew the attention of international structures to the fact that the
misanthropic and racist ideology had become the basis and essence of
the Azerbaijani state policy, the pivot of which was extreme
nationalism. Though the European Commission's report notes the
Armenians `under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan', the problem is,
surely, wider. Anti-Armenian moods and hatred towards the Armenian
people have been developed in the Azerbaijani society for tens of
years. Actually, a state program on developing hatred towards
everything Armenian, including at the educational establishments, is
realized. All this, consequently, turned into genocidal actions
leading to the deaths and deportation of thousands of civil people, to
the barbaric destruction of the medieval Armenian cemetery and
cross-stones of Old Jugha in Nakhijevan and other Armenian cultural
monuments. The actions also include the atrocious murder of an
Armenian officer in 2004 inBudapest, who was killed with an axe by his
Azerbaijani fellow student declared a «national hero» in his homeland.
The authorities in Baku continue spreading there extreme anti-Armenian
moods and xenophobia, without realizing that it boomerangs against the
Azerbaijani people, as the society of that country is seriously ill
with the hatred towards Armenians and a younger generation with mental
disorder is grown there.
In similar conditions, the appeal of the European Commission to the
Azerbaijani authorities for conducting active works on changing the
situation regarding Armenians seems naive and unrealizable.
Unrealizable seems also the recent appeal to the conflicting parties
for `preparing their population for peace and not for war' comprised
in the Dovile statement of the Presidents of Russia, USA, and France.
You know, just the top authorities of Azerbaijan are the authors of
the conception of anti-Armenian policy and their current activities
are aimed at the maintenance and development of ethnic hatred, which
is also targeted for the future.
The international mediators have repeatedly noted the importance of
reconciling the societies of the conflicting parties. Appreciating the
position of the European Commission against racism and intolerance,
however, we'd like to note that only kind words are not enough.
Besides strict assessments, which are available in the European
Commission's report, strict actions are also required for putting an
end to the Azerbaijani policy of hatred towards Armenians.
From: A. Papazian
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=233:e uropean-kindliness-and-azerbaijani-racism&catid=1:all&Itemid=1
Friday, 03 June 2011 13:07
Recently, increased interest of European structures towards the
political configurations in the South Caucasus, in particular, the
Karabakh conflict, has been fixed. Surely, we don't mean the OSCE
Minsk Group, which, in accordance with its duties, must constantly
keep our region in the focus of attention.
Thus, on April 7, 2011, the European Parliament adopted the
resolution `Summarizing the European Neighborhood Policy', calling
upon the EU executive bodies to intensify their activities for the
settlement of the conflicts in Transdniestria and the South Caucasus,
to establish contacts with the actual authorities of the unrecognized
states and their societies. On May 25, the European Commission adopted
the document `New Response to the Changing Neighborhood', reflecting
the readiness of the European Union to take corresponding steps on
expanding its involvement in the formats, where it isn't represented,
for instance, the OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh conflict
settlement.
The noted European initiatives create, to a certain extent, an
impression that a new situation is emerging generally in the region
and, in particular, in the Karabakh settlement process, which,
correspondingly, requires new approaches and involvement of new
players in the process. But, most probably, the OSCE Minsk Group, and
first of all, its chairmanship will not expand its frames, losing the
monopoly over the process of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict
settlement. Besides, to date, the European community hasn't got the
potential, which is needed for the settlement of the conflicts similar
to the Karabakh one. But, it would be wrong to deny the European
structures' wish (surely, if they are sincere) to make their possible
contribution to the establishment of confidence-building measures
between the parties to the Karabakh conflict, reduction of the tension
in the relations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani people.
In this regard, we consider noteworthy the May 31 report of the
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance on Azerbaijan - a
EU human rights structure comprising independent experts. In
particular, it is stressed in the document that the permanent negative
mention of the Republic of Armenia, both official and via the mass
media, leads to the formation of negative perception regarding the
Armenia people. The European Commission calls upon the Azerbaijani
authorities to work actively for changing the situation regarding the
Armenians under the Azerbaijani jurisdiction, emphasizes that all the
political parties of Azerbaijan must display a strict position against
any forms of racism, discrimination and xenophobia and avoid any
negative tones while discussing the issues regarding Armenians.
We'd like to exclaim - at last! As it is known, during the entire
process of the Karabakh settlement both Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh
drew the attention of international structures to the fact that the
misanthropic and racist ideology had become the basis and essence of
the Azerbaijani state policy, the pivot of which was extreme
nationalism. Though the European Commission's report notes the
Armenians `under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan', the problem is,
surely, wider. Anti-Armenian moods and hatred towards the Armenian
people have been developed in the Azerbaijani society for tens of
years. Actually, a state program on developing hatred towards
everything Armenian, including at the educational establishments, is
realized. All this, consequently, turned into genocidal actions
leading to the deaths and deportation of thousands of civil people, to
the barbaric destruction of the medieval Armenian cemetery and
cross-stones of Old Jugha in Nakhijevan and other Armenian cultural
monuments. The actions also include the atrocious murder of an
Armenian officer in 2004 inBudapest, who was killed with an axe by his
Azerbaijani fellow student declared a «national hero» in his homeland.
The authorities in Baku continue spreading there extreme anti-Armenian
moods and xenophobia, without realizing that it boomerangs against the
Azerbaijani people, as the society of that country is seriously ill
with the hatred towards Armenians and a younger generation with mental
disorder is grown there.
In similar conditions, the appeal of the European Commission to the
Azerbaijani authorities for conducting active works on changing the
situation regarding Armenians seems naive and unrealizable.
Unrealizable seems also the recent appeal to the conflicting parties
for `preparing their population for peace and not for war' comprised
in the Dovile statement of the Presidents of Russia, USA, and France.
You know, just the top authorities of Azerbaijan are the authors of
the conception of anti-Armenian policy and their current activities
are aimed at the maintenance and development of ethnic hatred, which
is also targeted for the future.
The international mediators have repeatedly noted the importance of
reconciling the societies of the conflicting parties. Appreciating the
position of the European Commission against racism and intolerance,
however, we'd like to note that only kind words are not enough.
Besides strict assessments, which are available in the European
Commission's report, strict actions are also required for putting an
end to the Azerbaijani policy of hatred towards Armenians.
From: A. Papazian