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TURKISH PRESS: AZERBAIJAN MADE GREATER EFFORTS THAN TURKEY TOWARDS PREVENTING THE ADOPTION OF THE FRENCH SENATE`S PRO-ARMENIAN BILL
AzerTac
Feb 20 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkish Hurriyet and Haber Turk newspapers have praised Azerbaijan`s
position on the adoption by France`s Senate of a law criminalizing
the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide.
In her article, posted on the newspapers` websites, Zeynab Gurcanli
says Azerbaijan made greater efforts than Turkey towards preventing
the adoption of the French Senate`s pro-Armenian bill.
The author notes that recent rumors in Turkey alleging that Azerbaijan
has not made enough efforts with respect to prevention of the adoption
of the French Senate`s pro-Armenian bill "caused serious concerns
within the Azerbaijani society".
"In Baku, everybody has been offended by this - from regular citizens
to officials of the Presidential Administration and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, from scholars to journalists as well as pro-government and
opposition parliamentarians. The general opinion is that 'we are
trying our best, and will continue doing so, but it has not been duly
noticed by Turkey."
The article features quotations from head of foreign relations
department at the Azerbaijani President`s Administration, Novruz
Mammadov, who says: "We have made greater efforts than you (Turkey).
Our parliament adopted a relevant decision. Our parliamentarians,
the chairman of the parliament condemned the French Senate`s move
saying it would undermine the country`s relations with Azerbaijan. We
invited a delegation of the French Senate to Azerbaijan, and voiced our
protest during meetings with them. We are trying hard in this respect.
This just should be noticed."
The author also cites head of foreign and inter-parliamentary
relations committee at the Azerbaijani Parliament, Samad Seyidov:
"Being representatives of the Azerbaijani people we unanimously adopted
a decision, telling the world that the French Senate`s law must never
be adopted. And the Turkish Parliament satisfied with chairman Cemil
Cicek`s letter of protest to his French counterpart.
Unlike the parliament of Azerbaijan, the Turkish Grand National
Assembly has not adopted any decision on the issue."
The article also features remarks by head of Azerbaijani Democratic
Reforms Party, Asim Mollazade, who says: "Azerbaijan played a great
role in collecting signatures for a petition which was sent to the
French Constitutional Council to prevent the adoption of the law."
Gurcanli also quotes Azerbaijani deputy foreign affairs minister,
Khalaf Khalafov, noting French Ambassador in Baku was summoned to
the Foreign Ministry two times.
"Azerbaijan considered the problem as its own. This is being continued
both on the level of foreign policy, non-governmental and parliamentary
level. Azerbaijan expressed its opposition to the French Senate`s
law by giving a note and issuing different statements," Khalafov is
quoted as saying.
The author also emphasizes that Turkey expects Azerbaijan to demand
France`s exclusion from the OSCE Minsk group.
In the article, Mammadov says: "We also considered the exclusion of
France from the Minsk group. But this is not possible in practice. The
issue does not depend on Azerbaijan alone. This requires a consensus,
but this consensus is impossible to be ensured."
Khalafov notes: "Linking the two issues to each other will not have
a positive impact on the process, and can cause more problems. The
issue is very complex. Azerbaijan`s most painful problem is to return
its occupied lands, so we are trying to solve this issue through the
Minsk Group. But this does not mean that Azerbaijan is not with Turkey.
There is no other country which stands by Turkey like Azerbaijan."
The article also stresses that Azerbaijanis are happy that the
Armenia-Turkey protocol on opening of the borders has not come
into force.
Gurcanli quotes Khalafov as saying: "Turkey closed its borders with
Armenia because of the fact of Armenia`s occupation of the Azerbaijani
lands. So, have Azerbaijan`s occupied lands been liberated? This
is illogical. And, naturally, the people of Turkey did not leave us
alone, they immediately expressed their protest and the protocol was
not approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly."
The article`s author says Mollazade`s remarks are more harsh. The
head of Democratic Reforms Party says: "The largest Armenian lobby
is not in France or the United States. The largest Armenian lobby is
in Turkey. What does "We all are Armenians" slogan mean?"
Seyidov shares Mollozade`s views: "Turks were killed in Germany. The
Germans staged protest rallies and voiced slogans, but they did not
say "We all are Turks".
Gurcanli completes her article by expressing her impressions of her
recent visit to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
"The story of protocols really offended Azerbaijan but this has
already passed. As far as the French law is concerned, Azerbaijan made
even greater efforts than Turkey, and in my opinion, will continue
doing so. The major gold of Azerbaijan, which is developing its
economy thanks to oil and gas exports, is to strengthen its diaspora
worldwide."
"In Baku, they believe that we should work together, and that
the Turkish and Azerbaijani diasporas are capable of overcoming
everything," Gurcali concludes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
AzerTac
Feb 20 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkish Hurriyet and Haber Turk newspapers have praised Azerbaijan`s
position on the adoption by France`s Senate of a law criminalizing
the denial of the so-called Armenian genocide.
In her article, posted on the newspapers` websites, Zeynab Gurcanli
says Azerbaijan made greater efforts than Turkey towards preventing
the adoption of the French Senate`s pro-Armenian bill.
The author notes that recent rumors in Turkey alleging that Azerbaijan
has not made enough efforts with respect to prevention of the adoption
of the French Senate`s pro-Armenian bill "caused serious concerns
within the Azerbaijani society".
"In Baku, everybody has been offended by this - from regular citizens
to officials of the Presidential Administration and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, from scholars to journalists as well as pro-government and
opposition parliamentarians. The general opinion is that 'we are
trying our best, and will continue doing so, but it has not been duly
noticed by Turkey."
The article features quotations from head of foreign relations
department at the Azerbaijani President`s Administration, Novruz
Mammadov, who says: "We have made greater efforts than you (Turkey).
Our parliament adopted a relevant decision. Our parliamentarians,
the chairman of the parliament condemned the French Senate`s move
saying it would undermine the country`s relations with Azerbaijan. We
invited a delegation of the French Senate to Azerbaijan, and voiced our
protest during meetings with them. We are trying hard in this respect.
This just should be noticed."
The author also cites head of foreign and inter-parliamentary
relations committee at the Azerbaijani Parliament, Samad Seyidov:
"Being representatives of the Azerbaijani people we unanimously adopted
a decision, telling the world that the French Senate`s law must never
be adopted. And the Turkish Parliament satisfied with chairman Cemil
Cicek`s letter of protest to his French counterpart.
Unlike the parliament of Azerbaijan, the Turkish Grand National
Assembly has not adopted any decision on the issue."
The article also features remarks by head of Azerbaijani Democratic
Reforms Party, Asim Mollazade, who says: "Azerbaijan played a great
role in collecting signatures for a petition which was sent to the
French Constitutional Council to prevent the adoption of the law."
Gurcanli also quotes Azerbaijani deputy foreign affairs minister,
Khalaf Khalafov, noting French Ambassador in Baku was summoned to
the Foreign Ministry two times.
"Azerbaijan considered the problem as its own. This is being continued
both on the level of foreign policy, non-governmental and parliamentary
level. Azerbaijan expressed its opposition to the French Senate`s
law by giving a note and issuing different statements," Khalafov is
quoted as saying.
The author also emphasizes that Turkey expects Azerbaijan to demand
France`s exclusion from the OSCE Minsk group.
In the article, Mammadov says: "We also considered the exclusion of
France from the Minsk group. But this is not possible in practice. The
issue does not depend on Azerbaijan alone. This requires a consensus,
but this consensus is impossible to be ensured."
Khalafov notes: "Linking the two issues to each other will not have
a positive impact on the process, and can cause more problems. The
issue is very complex. Azerbaijan`s most painful problem is to return
its occupied lands, so we are trying to solve this issue through the
Minsk Group. But this does not mean that Azerbaijan is not with Turkey.
There is no other country which stands by Turkey like Azerbaijan."
The article also stresses that Azerbaijanis are happy that the
Armenia-Turkey protocol on opening of the borders has not come
into force.
Gurcanli quotes Khalafov as saying: "Turkey closed its borders with
Armenia because of the fact of Armenia`s occupation of the Azerbaijani
lands. So, have Azerbaijan`s occupied lands been liberated? This
is illogical. And, naturally, the people of Turkey did not leave us
alone, they immediately expressed their protest and the protocol was
not approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly."
The article`s author says Mollazade`s remarks are more harsh. The
head of Democratic Reforms Party says: "The largest Armenian lobby
is not in France or the United States. The largest Armenian lobby is
in Turkey. What does "We all are Armenians" slogan mean?"
Seyidov shares Mollozade`s views: "Turks were killed in Germany. The
Germans staged protest rallies and voiced slogans, but they did not
say "We all are Turks".
Gurcanli completes her article by expressing her impressions of her
recent visit to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
"The story of protocols really offended Azerbaijan but this has
already passed. As far as the French law is concerned, Azerbaijan made
even greater efforts than Turkey, and in my opinion, will continue
doing so. The major gold of Azerbaijan, which is developing its
economy thanks to oil and gas exports, is to strengthen its diaspora
worldwide."
"In Baku, they believe that we should work together, and that
the Turkish and Azerbaijani diasporas are capable of overcoming
everything," Gurcali concludes.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress