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AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY COMMENTS ON MEXICAN MONUMENTS
EurasiaNet.org
Oct 24 2012
NY
EurasiaNet.org received the following statement from Azerbaijan's
Foreign Ministry in connection with a piece we posted October 23 in
Tamada Tales, titled Armenia, Azerbaijan: Face-Off in Mexico Over el
Nagorno-Karabaj. The text of the Foreign Ministry statement follows:
I was bewildered to read your blog item published on www.eurasianet.org
entitled "Armenia, Azerbaijan: Face-Off in Mexico Over el
Nagorno-Karabaj". The article attempts to provide a one-sided and
distorted depiction of the situation surrounding Azerbaijani monuments
in Mexico City. The so-called public protests mentioned in the article
are nothing but provocative acts by the Armenian diaspora in Mexico
that are sponsored by Mr. Sarukhan, due to his Armenian ethnicity. It
seems that Republic of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora have launched
a campaign against Azerbaijani monuments.
To make things clearer, I should remind that the decisions to build
the two monuments were approved by the Mexico City authorities and all
works have been carried out in line with the applicable regulations.
And it is with a sense of gratitude to the Mexican people I should
underline that Mexico is one of the countries which has officially
recognized the Khojaly genocide. It is therefore understandable why
Armenian diaspora in Mexico is so keen to distort the story as they
fear statues like the Khojaly monument can eventually show the war
crimes perpetrated by Armenian armed forces to the Mexican and wider
international community.
The two monuments do not in any way cause discomfort to the wider
public of Mexico City. They are located in places where ordinary people
come and rest. The so-called protesters do not represent the wider
general public of Mexico City but are a handful of Armenian diaspora
based in Mexico. They cannot speak on behalf of the general public
in Mexico. We view this as an intentionally organized PR campaign
aimed to damage the friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Mexico.
The Government of the Republic of Armenia, which has nothing to offer
to regional cooperation, has decided to spoil the future of the region
by its destructive activities. All these activities do not contribute
to the regional development and peace and further damage the prospects
of the peace process.
Office of Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of
Azerbaijan
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66100
From: A. Papazian
EurasiaNet.org
Oct 24 2012
NY
EurasiaNet.org received the following statement from Azerbaijan's
Foreign Ministry in connection with a piece we posted October 23 in
Tamada Tales, titled Armenia, Azerbaijan: Face-Off in Mexico Over el
Nagorno-Karabaj. The text of the Foreign Ministry statement follows:
I was bewildered to read your blog item published on www.eurasianet.org
entitled "Armenia, Azerbaijan: Face-Off in Mexico Over el
Nagorno-Karabaj". The article attempts to provide a one-sided and
distorted depiction of the situation surrounding Azerbaijani monuments
in Mexico City. The so-called public protests mentioned in the article
are nothing but provocative acts by the Armenian diaspora in Mexico
that are sponsored by Mr. Sarukhan, due to his Armenian ethnicity. It
seems that Republic of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora have launched
a campaign against Azerbaijani monuments.
To make things clearer, I should remind that the decisions to build
the two monuments were approved by the Mexico City authorities and all
works have been carried out in line with the applicable regulations.
And it is with a sense of gratitude to the Mexican people I should
underline that Mexico is one of the countries which has officially
recognized the Khojaly genocide. It is therefore understandable why
Armenian diaspora in Mexico is so keen to distort the story as they
fear statues like the Khojaly monument can eventually show the war
crimes perpetrated by Armenian armed forces to the Mexican and wider
international community.
The two monuments do not in any way cause discomfort to the wider
public of Mexico City. They are located in places where ordinary people
come and rest. The so-called protesters do not represent the wider
general public of Mexico City but are a handful of Armenian diaspora
based in Mexico. They cannot speak on behalf of the general public
in Mexico. We view this as an intentionally organized PR campaign
aimed to damage the friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Mexico.
The Government of the Republic of Armenia, which has nothing to offer
to regional cooperation, has decided to spoil the future of the region
by its destructive activities. All these activities do not contribute
to the regional development and peace and further damage the prospects
of the peace process.
Office of Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of
Azerbaijan
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66100
From: A. Papazian