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RULING PARTY: FICTITIOUS "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" LEVELED AGAINST BOTH TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN
Trend
Jan 31 2012
Azerbaijan
Regardless of where issue of the fictitious "Armenian genocide" is
discussed in whole it is leveled both against Turkey and Azerbaijan,
the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) said.
"Before and during the discussion of the fictitious "Armenian genocide"
in the French parliament the Azerbaijani side very sharply responded
to it," Deputy Executive Secretary of the NAP, MP Mubariz Gurbanly
told Trend on Monday.
Earlier, some Turkish mass media outlets tried to diminish Azerbaijan's
reaction to adoption by the French Parliament of the law criminalising
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
Not only today but earlier when work on recognition in the French
parliament of the fictitious "Armenian genocide" was carried out
during the presidency of Heydar Aliyev the Azerbaijani Parliament
and government very seriously responded to this, he said. A very big
protest letter, related to this issue, was sent to the French Senate.
"Later the Azerbaijani side noted Armenia and actions of the Armenian
lobby damaged peace in the regions and we opposed the law," Mr
Gurbanly said.
Both on the eve of and during the discussion of this law in the French
Parliament in 2011 the Azerbaijani side expressed its position.
Address of President Ilham Aliyev at his meeting with members of
the Turkish parliament, addresses of the head of department of the
President's Administration Novruz Mammadov and the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry, as well as protest letters of socio-political structures of
Azerbaijan, the NAP, youth union of the NAP to the French parliament
and protests of Azerbaijani journalists were published in mass media
outlets. The Turkish embassy and Turkish public were informed on that,
he noted.
"As for some materials published in a number of Turkish mass media
outlets in regard to this issue and speeches concerning allegedly weak
support of Azerbaijan in this issue I believe it's wrong. I personally
carefully familiarized with two publications of the Turkish press. The
article's author asks why Azerbaijan didn't express his attitude toward
this issue at governmental level. However Azerbaijan did express its
attitude at governmental level," the MP noted.
Azerbaijan openly demonstrated its position, he stressed. The Ministry
of Foreign Affairs as official state structure disseminated statement.
That's why it's inadmissible that such articles damaging strategic
friendship and cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan are published
in the Turkish press. It is regarded as attempt to direct Turkish
public opinion to faulty course, Mr Gurbanly stressed.
"That's why we believe such articles shouldn't emerge and as far
as I am concerned Turkish public opinion is quite fully provided
by information sent by Azerbaijan. I think in future need in such
articles will fall away. It's impossible to refer these articles to
all Turkish mass media outlets and I didn't meet such articles in
the official press," Mr Gurbanly said.
This is not of mass nature and isn't official position of Turkey,
he noted.
"The official position of the Turkish government is known, it
knows that Azerbaijan and Turkey are allies and work carried out
by Azerbaijan in this direction is also known to all people. These
materials may emerge as a result of activities of groups located
in Turkey that want to harm Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship," Mr
Gurbanly said.
On Jan.23, after eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber
of the French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising
denial of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted
for, while 86 against.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
Jan 31 2012
Azerbaijan
Regardless of where issue of the fictitious "Armenian genocide" is
discussed in whole it is leveled both against Turkey and Azerbaijan,
the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) said.
"Before and during the discussion of the fictitious "Armenian genocide"
in the French parliament the Azerbaijani side very sharply responded
to it," Deputy Executive Secretary of the NAP, MP Mubariz Gurbanly
told Trend on Monday.
Earlier, some Turkish mass media outlets tried to diminish Azerbaijan's
reaction to adoption by the French Parliament of the law criminalising
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
Not only today but earlier when work on recognition in the French
parliament of the fictitious "Armenian genocide" was carried out
during the presidency of Heydar Aliyev the Azerbaijani Parliament
and government very seriously responded to this, he said. A very big
protest letter, related to this issue, was sent to the French Senate.
"Later the Azerbaijani side noted Armenia and actions of the Armenian
lobby damaged peace in the regions and we opposed the law," Mr
Gurbanly said.
Both on the eve of and during the discussion of this law in the French
Parliament in 2011 the Azerbaijani side expressed its position.
Address of President Ilham Aliyev at his meeting with members of
the Turkish parliament, addresses of the head of department of the
President's Administration Novruz Mammadov and the Azerbaijani Foreign
Ministry, as well as protest letters of socio-political structures of
Azerbaijan, the NAP, youth union of the NAP to the French parliament
and protests of Azerbaijani journalists were published in mass media
outlets. The Turkish embassy and Turkish public were informed on that,
he noted.
"As for some materials published in a number of Turkish mass media
outlets in regard to this issue and speeches concerning allegedly weak
support of Azerbaijan in this issue I believe it's wrong. I personally
carefully familiarized with two publications of the Turkish press. The
article's author asks why Azerbaijan didn't express his attitude toward
this issue at governmental level. However Azerbaijan did express its
attitude at governmental level," the MP noted.
Azerbaijan openly demonstrated its position, he stressed. The Ministry
of Foreign Affairs as official state structure disseminated statement.
That's why it's inadmissible that such articles damaging strategic
friendship and cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan are published
in the Turkish press. It is regarded as attempt to direct Turkish
public opinion to faulty course, Mr Gurbanly stressed.
"That's why we believe such articles shouldn't emerge and as far
as I am concerned Turkish public opinion is quite fully provided
by information sent by Azerbaijan. I think in future need in such
articles will fall away. It's impossible to refer these articles to
all Turkish mass media outlets and I didn't meet such articles in
the official press," Mr Gurbanly said.
This is not of mass nature and isn't official position of Turkey,
he noted.
"The official position of the Turkish government is known, it
knows that Azerbaijan and Turkey are allies and work carried out
by Azerbaijan in this direction is also known to all people. These
materials may emerge as a result of activities of groups located
in Turkey that want to harm Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship," Mr
Gurbanly said.
On Jan.23, after eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber
of the French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising
denial of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted
for, while 86 against.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.
From: A. Papazian