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SARKISIAN COMPLAINS ABOUT 'TURKISH BLOCKADE'
Hurriyet
June 22 2011
Turkey
Speakeng at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Armenia's Sarkisian complains about a 'Turkish blockade' and warns
of a possible war with Azerbaijan
Armenia's President Serge Sarkisian addresses the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The Armenian president
says his country has no other choice than nuclear energy because of
'Turkish blockade.' AFP photo
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian claimed Armenia is under
the blockade of Turkey and Azerbaijan, during his address to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, while Azerbaijani
parliamentarians said they were not able to ask their questions during
the session Wednesday.
Regarding a parliamentarian's question on the threats of the Metzamar
Nuclear Plant in Armenia, Sarkisian also said Armenia has no other
choice than nuclear energy because of the "blockade" imposed by Turkey.
"This unlawful blockade of Armenia must come to an end. Europe cannot
and should not tolerate new dividing lines," said Sarkisian.
Sarkisian addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
where he also received questions from the European parliamentarians on
Wednesday. However Turkish parliamentarians did not pose any questions
to Sarkisian during the session, mainly because the Turkish delegation
made a unanimous decision to not ask any questions to the Armenian
President, Hurriyet Daily News has learned.
War possibility
Five Azerbaijani parliamentarians submitted their names for the list
of the parliamentarians to ask questions.
"We made our request to ask questions two weeks ago, however our names
were put at the bottom of the list, so we were not able to ask any
questions due to time limitations," an Azerbaijani parliamentarian,
Rafael Huseyinov told Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review on
Wednesday.
Armenian President said the Armenian-Turkish normalization process
ended up in a "deadlock." Sarkisian also blamed Turkey for not
recognizing the 1915 events as "genocide."
"Turkey still not only fails to recognize, but also denies the genocide
conducted by the Ottomans in 1915. We are determined not to leave
this issue unsolved for the next generations," Sarkisian said.
Speaking about Azerbaijan, Sarkisian claimed there were xenophobia,
racism and extreme nationalism in Azerbaijan against Armenia.
Sarkisian also claimed Azerbaijan is becoming more armed and ready
for a possible war with Armenia, adding that the casualties would be
much greater for both Armenia and Azerbaijan if a war occurred now.
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet next Saturday in Kazan
in Russia at a meeting brokered by Russian President Dimitri Medvedev,
one of the mediators of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia
over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azeri territory occupied by Yerevan.
Sarkisian also said Nagorno-Karabagh remained as a part Europe. "It
would be more logical for the Council of Europe to engage with Karabagh
before discussing the statue of Karabagh", Sarkisian claimed.
"Indigenous Armenian people live in Karabagh for centuries, no one
may question the right of the people of Karabagh to live in their
land freely and decide their destiny," Sarkisian said.
Besides five political groups who imposed questions to Sarkisian, an
Armenian parliamentarian from the Armenian opposition Heritage Party,
Zaruhi Postanjyan asked a critical question to the Armenian President.
"There is a an authoritarian regime in Armenia," said Postanjyan and
asked Sarkisian when they will make the real reforms.
Hurriyet
June 22 2011
Turkey
Speakeng at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Armenia's Sarkisian complains about a 'Turkish blockade' and warns
of a possible war with Azerbaijan
Armenia's President Serge Sarkisian addresses the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The Armenian president
says his country has no other choice than nuclear energy because of
'Turkish blockade.' AFP photo
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian claimed Armenia is under
the blockade of Turkey and Azerbaijan, during his address to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, while Azerbaijani
parliamentarians said they were not able to ask their questions during
the session Wednesday.
Regarding a parliamentarian's question on the threats of the Metzamar
Nuclear Plant in Armenia, Sarkisian also said Armenia has no other
choice than nuclear energy because of the "blockade" imposed by Turkey.
"This unlawful blockade of Armenia must come to an end. Europe cannot
and should not tolerate new dividing lines," said Sarkisian.
Sarkisian addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
where he also received questions from the European parliamentarians on
Wednesday. However Turkish parliamentarians did not pose any questions
to Sarkisian during the session, mainly because the Turkish delegation
made a unanimous decision to not ask any questions to the Armenian
President, Hurriyet Daily News has learned.
War possibility
Five Azerbaijani parliamentarians submitted their names for the list
of the parliamentarians to ask questions.
"We made our request to ask questions two weeks ago, however our names
were put at the bottom of the list, so we were not able to ask any
questions due to time limitations," an Azerbaijani parliamentarian,
Rafael Huseyinov told Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review on
Wednesday.
Armenian President said the Armenian-Turkish normalization process
ended up in a "deadlock." Sarkisian also blamed Turkey for not
recognizing the 1915 events as "genocide."
"Turkey still not only fails to recognize, but also denies the genocide
conducted by the Ottomans in 1915. We are determined not to leave
this issue unsolved for the next generations," Sarkisian said.
Speaking about Azerbaijan, Sarkisian claimed there were xenophobia,
racism and extreme nationalism in Azerbaijan against Armenia.
Sarkisian also claimed Azerbaijan is becoming more armed and ready
for a possible war with Armenia, adding that the casualties would be
much greater for both Armenia and Azerbaijan if a war occurred now.
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet next Saturday in Kazan
in Russia at a meeting brokered by Russian President Dimitri Medvedev,
one of the mediators of the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia
over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azeri territory occupied by Yerevan.
Sarkisian also said Nagorno-Karabagh remained as a part Europe. "It
would be more logical for the Council of Europe to engage with Karabagh
before discussing the statue of Karabagh", Sarkisian claimed.
"Indigenous Armenian people live in Karabagh for centuries, no one
may question the right of the people of Karabagh to live in their
land freely and decide their destiny," Sarkisian said.
Besides five political groups who imposed questions to Sarkisian, an
Armenian parliamentarian from the Armenian opposition Heritage Party,
Zaruhi Postanjyan asked a critical question to the Armenian President.
"There is a an authoritarian regime in Armenia," said Postanjyan and
asked Sarkisian when they will make the real reforms.