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DEPARTMENT CHIEF OF PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION: "WE EXPECT OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE IRANIAN SIDE" - INTERVIEW
APA
May 23 2012
Azerbaijan
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov, Parvin Abbasov - APA. Interview with the
head of public policy department of the Azerbaijan's Presidential
Administration Ali Hasanov
- "Sing for Democracy" events were finalized in Baku. How did this
campaign mark for Azerbaijan?
- Indeed after the decisions on Eurovision 2012 song contest, some
anti-Azerbaijan forces and organizations became active. Armenian
organizations and organizations which joined the spheres financed
by them, as well as one-two Azerbaijani citizens represented these
organizations support this anti-Azerbaijan propaganda. They support
some international centers which conduct anti-Azerbaijan propaganda.
Therefore I think founders of these organizations and the people
joined them will understand soon that they were involved in
their anti-Azerbaijan policy and support the foreign intelligence
organizations and will leave this activity.
- How do you value the unauthorized actions by the Public Chamber in
this period?
- We regret for that. The opposition parties behave so because they
can not be involved in more positive activity to show themselves to
the foreign citizens and public community, mass media, policy-making
centers abroad. They want to show their existence. They can not win
the support of Azerbaijani voters with such activity. If they consider
that they will come to power with the support of foreign organizations,
which conduct slander campaign against Azerbaijan, they are mistaken.
- How do you comment on reports that Swedish ambassador to Azerbaijan
offered to Sweden's representative at the Eurovision song contest to
make political statements?
- Unfortunately there are some attempts of politicization. The musical
event can not be politicized. The attempt of party representatives to
establish such communications through the musical contest is always
condemned and will be condemned.
- Will you protest the Swedish side concerning it?
- I don't know details of this issue. The press reports show that
the political party representatives had certain goals to establish
communication with the Eurovision singers. We condemn this action if
it has the purpose of politicization.
- How do you value the NATO Chicago Declaration, which mentioned the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict as well?
- We value it positively and objectively. NATO is an influential
organization which participates in international peacemaking
processes. We think that NATO's opinion on the South Caucasus conflicts
will be considered as a norm of international law alongside with the
OSCE principles for the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem.
NATO recognized the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and confirmed
the fact of occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia. It shows
that Armenian side and its supporters are wrong in their so-called
principle that "Nagorno Karabakh problem can not be solved within
the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan" and this "principle" doesn't
coincide with the position of influential international organizations.
- APFP chairman Ali Karimli said that "criticism and insult against
the religious leader who was accepted by the millions of Azerbaijanis
in Iran is contrary to our national interests".
-No Iranian religious leader was insulted in Azerbaijan. The government
and society of Azerbaijan approached Iranian religious leader with
respect. But at the same time, the anti-Azerbaijan activity of Iranian
religious leaders was clearly notified. Recently several Iranian
religious forces joined the baseless anti-Azerbaijan activity and
stood in this work behind. They want to spot the international event
in Azerbaijan. They want to slander the people of Azerbaijan in the
international arena including at the level of Iran.
We protested this slander. About holding of portrait of Iranian
religious leaders in the picket outside the Iran's embassy in
Azerbaijan is challenge for Iran to stop aid to Armenia and prevent
anti-Azerbaijan activity. There is no any slander and insult.
-We want to comment the issue on recall of Iran's ambassador to
Azerbaijan ...
-To recall its ambassador and hold the consultations is normal. It is
a normal procedure. It doest need to dramatize. The dramatic is that
several forces of Iran propagandize baseless anti-Azerbaijan policy.
They must immediately stop this propaganda. Iran hasn't responded
yet the official statements of Azerbaijan on Iran, its interests,
approach to this country in the region and relations of international
arena with this country. We are waiting for these explanations by
the Iranian side.
-The fate of two Azerbaijani poets detained in Iran was not officially
clarified. What are your expectations on it?
-Unfortunately we couldn't clarify this issue, because there is no
information. We consider that such cases damage the relations between
the two countries.
APA
May 23 2012
Azerbaijan
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov, Parvin Abbasov - APA. Interview with the
head of public policy department of the Azerbaijan's Presidential
Administration Ali Hasanov
- "Sing for Democracy" events were finalized in Baku. How did this
campaign mark for Azerbaijan?
- Indeed after the decisions on Eurovision 2012 song contest, some
anti-Azerbaijan forces and organizations became active. Armenian
organizations and organizations which joined the spheres financed
by them, as well as one-two Azerbaijani citizens represented these
organizations support this anti-Azerbaijan propaganda. They support
some international centers which conduct anti-Azerbaijan propaganda.
Therefore I think founders of these organizations and the people
joined them will understand soon that they were involved in
their anti-Azerbaijan policy and support the foreign intelligence
organizations and will leave this activity.
- How do you value the unauthorized actions by the Public Chamber in
this period?
- We regret for that. The opposition parties behave so because they
can not be involved in more positive activity to show themselves to
the foreign citizens and public community, mass media, policy-making
centers abroad. They want to show their existence. They can not win
the support of Azerbaijani voters with such activity. If they consider
that they will come to power with the support of foreign organizations,
which conduct slander campaign against Azerbaijan, they are mistaken.
- How do you comment on reports that Swedish ambassador to Azerbaijan
offered to Sweden's representative at the Eurovision song contest to
make political statements?
- Unfortunately there are some attempts of politicization. The musical
event can not be politicized. The attempt of party representatives to
establish such communications through the musical contest is always
condemned and will be condemned.
- Will you protest the Swedish side concerning it?
- I don't know details of this issue. The press reports show that
the political party representatives had certain goals to establish
communication with the Eurovision singers. We condemn this action if
it has the purpose of politicization.
- How do you value the NATO Chicago Declaration, which mentioned the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict as well?
- We value it positively and objectively. NATO is an influential
organization which participates in international peacemaking
processes. We think that NATO's opinion on the South Caucasus conflicts
will be considered as a norm of international law alongside with the
OSCE principles for the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem.
NATO recognized the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and confirmed
the fact of occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia. It shows
that Armenian side and its supporters are wrong in their so-called
principle that "Nagorno Karabakh problem can not be solved within
the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan" and this "principle" doesn't
coincide with the position of influential international organizations.
- APFP chairman Ali Karimli said that "criticism and insult against
the religious leader who was accepted by the millions of Azerbaijanis
in Iran is contrary to our national interests".
-No Iranian religious leader was insulted in Azerbaijan. The government
and society of Azerbaijan approached Iranian religious leader with
respect. But at the same time, the anti-Azerbaijan activity of Iranian
religious leaders was clearly notified. Recently several Iranian
religious forces joined the baseless anti-Azerbaijan activity and
stood in this work behind. They want to spot the international event
in Azerbaijan. They want to slander the people of Azerbaijan in the
international arena including at the level of Iran.
We protested this slander. About holding of portrait of Iranian
religious leaders in the picket outside the Iran's embassy in
Azerbaijan is challenge for Iran to stop aid to Armenia and prevent
anti-Azerbaijan activity. There is no any slander and insult.
-We want to comment the issue on recall of Iran's ambassador to
Azerbaijan ...
-To recall its ambassador and hold the consultations is normal. It is
a normal procedure. It doest need to dramatize. The dramatic is that
several forces of Iran propagandize baseless anti-Azerbaijan policy.
They must immediately stop this propaganda. Iran hasn't responded
yet the official statements of Azerbaijan on Iran, its interests,
approach to this country in the region and relations of international
arena with this country. We are waiting for these explanations by
the Iranian side.
-The fate of two Azerbaijani poets detained in Iran was not officially
clarified. What are your expectations on it?
-Unfortunately we couldn't clarify this issue, because there is no
information. We consider that such cases damage the relations between
the two countries.