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FOREIGN MINISTRY: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT DISSEMBLES OCCUPATION OF AZERBAIJANI LANDS
Trend
Dec 4 2012
Azerbaijan
The Armenian President is speaking about the 21st century, and trying
to look like a civilized, modern person. But he does not speak about
the occupation of his neighboring country's lands and the exile of a
million refugees, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman
Abdullayev said at a briefing today. He was commenting on Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan's statement that one can not keep a country
blockaded in the 21st century.
"Yerevan, and the Armenian Diaspora, which always want to seem
innocent, must not forget that the crimes, committed in Khojaly,
will not remain unpunished," Abdullayev said.
He added that the Armenian President makes populist statements and
speaks about modernism, but fails to answer simple questions about
how one million people's rights may have been violated.
Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb. 26,
1992. Some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women
and 70 old men. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the
genocide. Eight families were annihilated, 130 children lost one
parent, and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1,275 peaceful residents were
taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 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.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
Dec 4 2012
Azerbaijan
The Armenian President is speaking about the 21st century, and trying
to look like a civilized, modern person. But he does not speak about
the occupation of his neighboring country's lands and the exile of a
million refugees, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman
Abdullayev said at a briefing today. He was commenting on Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan's statement that one can not keep a country
blockaded in the 21st century.
"Yerevan, and the Armenian Diaspora, which always want to seem
innocent, must not forget that the crimes, committed in Khojaly,
will not remain unpunished," Abdullayev said.
He added that the Armenian President makes populist statements and
speaks about modernism, but fails to answer simple questions about
how one million people's rights may have been violated.
Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb. 26,
1992. Some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women
and 70 old men. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the
genocide. Eight families were annihilated, 130 children lost one
parent, and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1,275 peaceful residents were
taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven 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 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.
From: Baghdasarian