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ARMENIA MAKES TERRITORIAL CLAIMS FROM FIRST DAYS OF EXISTENCE - VICE SPEAKER
news.az
Oct 18 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia pursued the policy of territorial claims to its neighbors
from the first day of its creation.
The statement came from the first vice-speaker of the Milli Majlis
Ziyafat Asgarov. He was speaking at the 20th anniversary of restoration
of state independence of Azerbaijan plenary session of Parliament.
"In order to provide military assistance to Armenia acting together
armed gangs committed acts of genocide against the civilian population
in Irevan, Goycha, Zangezur, Karabakh and other Azerbaijani settlements
and forced the local population to flee their homes", he said.
According to him, in those years in order to ensure the safety of
peaceful Azerbaijanis the government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
invited the Armenians to settle disputes through negotiation.
"As Gumri which Armenians considered to be their political center
was out of their control, the Armenian government has applied to the
National Council of Azerbaijan with a request to allow them to use
Irevan as their capital. At its meeting on 29 May 1918 The National
Council considered the matter and decided to pass the Azerbaijani
town of Irevan and surrounding cities to Armenia.
In reaching this decision, the members of the National Counci hoped
that Armenia will fulfill its obligations by refusing all claims to
other territories of Azerbaijan, which will put an end to the Armenian
armed gangs against attacking peaceful Azerbaijani population that
will ensure safety of the local Azeri population and that Armenia
will create conditions to ensure 150,000 Azerbaijanis return to their
homes", Asgarov said.
Unfortunately, however, this concession led to greater territorial
claims of Armenia towards Azerbaijan, the First Vice-Speaker said.
news.az
Oct 18 2011
Azerbaijan
Armenia pursued the policy of territorial claims to its neighbors
from the first day of its creation.
The statement came from the first vice-speaker of the Milli Majlis
Ziyafat Asgarov. He was speaking at the 20th anniversary of restoration
of state independence of Azerbaijan plenary session of Parliament.
"In order to provide military assistance to Armenia acting together
armed gangs committed acts of genocide against the civilian population
in Irevan, Goycha, Zangezur, Karabakh and other Azerbaijani settlements
and forced the local population to flee their homes", he said.
According to him, in those years in order to ensure the safety of
peaceful Azerbaijanis the government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
invited the Armenians to settle disputes through negotiation.
"As Gumri which Armenians considered to be their political center
was out of their control, the Armenian government has applied to the
National Council of Azerbaijan with a request to allow them to use
Irevan as their capital. At its meeting on 29 May 1918 The National
Council considered the matter and decided to pass the Azerbaijani
town of Irevan and surrounding cities to Armenia.
In reaching this decision, the members of the National Counci hoped
that Armenia will fulfill its obligations by refusing all claims to
other territories of Azerbaijan, which will put an end to the Armenian
armed gangs against attacking peaceful Azerbaijani population that
will ensure safety of the local Azeri population and that Armenia
will create conditions to ensure 150,000 Azerbaijanis return to their
homes", Asgarov said.
Unfortunately, however, this concession led to greater territorial
claims of Armenia towards Azerbaijan, the First Vice-Speaker said.