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HAYK KOTANJIAN ANSWER TO FUAD AKHUNDOV
Panorama.am
18/05/2012
Chairman of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Doctor of
Political Science Hayk Kotanjian published the Association Council's
following Statement
On May 11, 2012, on the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' recent visit to
Baku, the Head of Political and Public Affairs sector of Azerbaijani
President's Administration Fuad Akhundov made a statement in which
he noted that today's Armenia was created in the historical lands of
Azerbaijan and accused the Armenian authorities of destroying "the
samples of Azerbaijani cultural, religious and architectural heritage"
in the territory of Armenia. The Azerbaijani official also emphasized
that the historical facts, ancient sources and geographical maps
proved that the state of Armenia has never existed in the Caucasus.
The current Azerbaijani administration continues the former Azerbaijani
Government's policy of historical facts distortion that is obviously
based on anti-scientific approaches.
Taking into account the fact that the regime in Azerbaijan is
tyrannical, Political Science Association of Armenia is convinced that
Akhundov's statement was made with the knowledge of the Azerbaijani
President. Thus, the Association qualifies this announcement as an
evident attempt of territorial claim against the Republic of Armenia
and a deliberate provocation of the Azerbaijani authorities aimed at
discrediting the OSCE Minsk Group and destabilizing the region. Such
statements undermine the efforts of the international community to
form an atmosphere of trust between the parties to the conflict, create
prerequisites for justifying a new aggression against neighbors, once
again put into question the implementation of Azerbaijani government's
international obligations, and display the non-constructive position
adopted by the Azerbaijani authorities in the negotiation process.
Panorama.am
18/05/2012
Chairman of the Political Science Association of Armenia, Doctor of
Political Science Hayk Kotanjian published the Association Council's
following Statement
On May 11, 2012, on the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' recent visit to
Baku, the Head of Political and Public Affairs sector of Azerbaijani
President's Administration Fuad Akhundov made a statement in which
he noted that today's Armenia was created in the historical lands of
Azerbaijan and accused the Armenian authorities of destroying "the
samples of Azerbaijani cultural, religious and architectural heritage"
in the territory of Armenia. The Azerbaijani official also emphasized
that the historical facts, ancient sources and geographical maps
proved that the state of Armenia has never existed in the Caucasus.
The current Azerbaijani administration continues the former Azerbaijani
Government's policy of historical facts distortion that is obviously
based on anti-scientific approaches.
Taking into account the fact that the regime in Azerbaijan is
tyrannical, Political Science Association of Armenia is convinced that
Akhundov's statement was made with the knowledge of the Azerbaijani
President. Thus, the Association qualifies this announcement as an
evident attempt of territorial claim against the Republic of Armenia
and a deliberate provocation of the Azerbaijani authorities aimed at
discrediting the OSCE Minsk Group and destabilizing the region. Such
statements undermine the efforts of the international community to
form an atmosphere of trust between the parties to the conflict, create
prerequisites for justifying a new aggression against neighbors, once
again put into question the implementation of Azerbaijani government's
international obligations, and display the non-constructive position
adopted by the Azerbaijani authorities in the negotiation process.