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ARMENIAN OFFICIAL: ALIYEV "COLD-SHOWERED" EUROPEAN MPS AT EURONEST
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 5, 2012 - 13:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Vahan Hovhannisyan, head of the Armenian delegation
to Euronest Parliamentary Assembly commented on the statement of
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev at plenary sitting saying it came
as a "cold shower" for the European MPs.
Touching upon the need for Armenian delegation to go to Baku,
Hovhannisyan said: "We had to go, because president Aliyev, probably
involuntarily, damaged his country's political image so badly we
could never do, however hard we tried."
Hovhannisyan said many PA representatives and even Azerbaijani MPs whom
he did not name for known reasons, approached the Armenian delegation
after Azerbaijani president's statement to voice their disagreement
with Aliyev's words and support the Armenians.
Head of delegation also noted that prior to this statement, during
a meeting with Euronest Bureau management Aliyev never raised the
Karabakh problem.
On April 3, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev called Armenians
"fascists" during a plenary sitting of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
in Baku. The statement sparked resentment of the Armenian delegation
which dubbed it improper and beyond diplomatic norms. Representative
of Euronest delegation and other countries also expressed discontent
with Aliyev's conduct.
Euronest inter-parliamentary union includes Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 5, 2012 - 13:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Vahan Hovhannisyan, head of the Armenian delegation
to Euronest Parliamentary Assembly commented on the statement of
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev at plenary sitting saying it came
as a "cold shower" for the European MPs.
Touching upon the need for Armenian delegation to go to Baku,
Hovhannisyan said: "We had to go, because president Aliyev, probably
involuntarily, damaged his country's political image so badly we
could never do, however hard we tried."
Hovhannisyan said many PA representatives and even Azerbaijani MPs whom
he did not name for known reasons, approached the Armenian delegation
after Azerbaijani president's statement to voice their disagreement
with Aliyev's words and support the Armenians.
Head of delegation also noted that prior to this statement, during
a meeting with Euronest Bureau management Aliyev never raised the
Karabakh problem.
On April 3, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev called Armenians
"fascists" during a plenary sitting of Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
in Baku. The statement sparked resentment of the Armenian delegation
which dubbed it improper and beyond diplomatic norms. Representative
of Euronest delegation and other countries also expressed discontent
with Aliyev's conduct.
Euronest inter-parliamentary union includes Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.