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August 17, 2011 Wednesday 5:28 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijani FM urges citizens to be active for correction of Google Earth
Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 17 / Trend S.Agayeva /
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens to be active in the
issue of specifying the names of Azerbaijani origin, especially in the
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, First Secretary of the Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend.
"The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry always keeps this issue in the focus
and coordinates with the embassies accredited in foreign countries,"
Abdullayev said.
Azerbaijan's occupied territories are shown under the Armenian names
on the maps of Google Earth. The regional centers Khankendi and
Khojavand located in Nagorno-Karabakh were shown under the Armenian
toponyms. The names of Jabrayil, Fizuli Agdere, Gubadli, Agdam,
Zangilan, Kalbajar and the Lachin regional center were also changed.
Abdullayev said the country's foreign ministry has already given
instructions to the embassies in connection with this issue.
"I would like to note that Google is open to users and Azerbaijani
citizens, representatives of media and Azerbaijanis residing abroad
can submit their recommendations and put pictures and names of
Azerbaijani towns and villages and, of course, make changes and adds
in such a programs," he added.
"Therefore, we urge our citizens to actively participate in this issue
and make their own changes and additions," he said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
August 17, 2011 Wednesday 5:28 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijani FM urges citizens to be active for correction of Google Earth
Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 17 / Trend S.Agayeva /
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens to be active in the
issue of specifying the names of Azerbaijani origin, especially in the
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, First Secretary of the Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend.
"The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry always keeps this issue in the focus
and coordinates with the embassies accredited in foreign countries,"
Abdullayev said.
Azerbaijan's occupied territories are shown under the Armenian names
on the maps of Google Earth. The regional centers Khankendi and
Khojavand located in Nagorno-Karabakh were shown under the Armenian
toponyms. The names of Jabrayil, Fizuli Agdere, Gubadli, Agdam,
Zangilan, Kalbajar and the Lachin regional center were also changed.
Abdullayev said the country's foreign ministry has already given
instructions to the embassies in connection with this issue.
"I would like to note that Google is open to users and Azerbaijani
citizens, representatives of media and Azerbaijanis residing abroad
can submit their recommendations and put pictures and names of
Azerbaijani towns and villages and, of course, make changes and adds
in such a programs," he added.
"Therefore, we urge our citizens to actively participate in this issue
and make their own changes and additions," he said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are
currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.