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NO SUCH NATION AS 'KARABAKH ARMENIANS': SAFAROV SAYS NO MORE MONEY SPENT ON WEAPONS
epress.am
09.19.2011 18:08
Twenty years ago, tens of thousands of Azerbaijanis were forced to
flee their homes. Every refugee is a story full of pain and emotions,
reports Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the correspondent of which, Sohbet
Mamedov, conducted an interview with the leader of Karabakh's Azeri
community Bayram Safarov.
Ahead of the interview, the journalist writes: "I say 'Karabakhtsis'
since this term should characterize the people from Karabakh -
Azerbaijanis just as Armenians. There is no such nation as Karabakh
Armenians or Karabakh Azeris."
Bayram Safarov, in turn, notes that his generation still remembers
the period of cohabitation (when Armenians and Azeris lived side by
side), and he can overcome the feeling of alienation and hatred.
"But young people grow up in conditions of hatred, since it is
impossible to forget all that is the reason for which young people
were left without homes and land. Under conditions of occupation,
hatred can only grow. We have the same right to live in Karabakh as
the Armenians," said Safarov.
Karabakh's Armenian population, in his opinion, does not have an
interest in continuing the conflict - "it has become a hostage of
circumstances."
"It would be better for not only Armenians but also Azeris if the money
spent on arms and armies in both countries were [instead] spent on
improving the welfare of the people and restoring the region," he said.
epress.am
09.19.2011 18:08
Twenty years ago, tens of thousands of Azerbaijanis were forced to
flee their homes. Every refugee is a story full of pain and emotions,
reports Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the correspondent of which, Sohbet
Mamedov, conducted an interview with the leader of Karabakh's Azeri
community Bayram Safarov.
Ahead of the interview, the journalist writes: "I say 'Karabakhtsis'
since this term should characterize the people from Karabakh -
Azerbaijanis just as Armenians. There is no such nation as Karabakh
Armenians or Karabakh Azeris."
Bayram Safarov, in turn, notes that his generation still remembers
the period of cohabitation (when Armenians and Azeris lived side by
side), and he can overcome the feeling of alienation and hatred.
"But young people grow up in conditions of hatred, since it is
impossible to forget all that is the reason for which young people
were left without homes and land. Under conditions of occupation,
hatred can only grow. We have the same right to live in Karabakh as
the Armenians," said Safarov.
Karabakh's Armenian population, in his opinion, does not have an
interest in continuing the conflict - "it has become a hostage of
circumstances."
"It would be better for not only Armenians but also Azeris if the money
spent on arms and armies in both countries were [instead] spent on
improving the welfare of the people and restoring the region," he said.