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ARMENIAN MP ADDRESSES LETTER TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
tert.am
13.09.12
Head of Azerbaijani delegation to EURONEST Elkhan Suleymanov addressed
letters to European Council members urging them to vote against a
resolution on Azerbaijan.
On Thursday, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations,
Parliament of Armenia, Head of the Armenian delegation to EURONEST
Artak Zakaryan sent a letter to all the 752 members of the European
Parliament.
In his letter, the Armenian MP explains a number of facts.
The pardoning and public glorification of Ramil Safarov, a brutal
murderer who admitted to xenophobic motives and was convicted by a
court of an EU member-state (Hungary), proved to be a problem for all
the European values.
The government-promoted xenophobia and hatred for Armenians in
Azerbaijan is increasing tension over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Azerbaijan's claims that, by approving the resolution, the European
Parliament would become responsible for increasing tension is nothing
but perverting the facts and showing cowardice.
Azerbaijan's claims about Armenia's "bellicose statements" are also a
distortion of facts, as Armenia has never made a single statement nor
is it interested in war. On the other hand, the list of Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev's threats is rather long and his numerous
statements are available on the Internet.
The draft resolution under discussion is in full harmony with the
international condemnation of the human rights case in question. The
draft resolution proves that the European Parliament defends European
values and this is what Armenia and other countries involved the
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) are seeking in Europe. To claim
that Azerbaijan is "committed to democracy, human right and the rule
of law" will not convince anyone, after the Eurovision and the Safarov
case revealed the real situation to the public, the Armenian MP writes
in his letter.
Artak Zakaryan expressed hope that the European Parliament members
would not be deceived by Azerbaijan's present strong efforts to oppose
the approval of the resolution. Azerbaijan is not going to develop in
a positive way, on the contrary.
If Europe does not defend European values in this case, it would prove
to be a signal to Azerbaijan and suchlike states, the Armenian MP's
letter says.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
13.09.12
Head of Azerbaijani delegation to EURONEST Elkhan Suleymanov addressed
letters to European Council members urging them to vote against a
resolution on Azerbaijan.
On Thursday, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations,
Parliament of Armenia, Head of the Armenian delegation to EURONEST
Artak Zakaryan sent a letter to all the 752 members of the European
Parliament.
In his letter, the Armenian MP explains a number of facts.
The pardoning and public glorification of Ramil Safarov, a brutal
murderer who admitted to xenophobic motives and was convicted by a
court of an EU member-state (Hungary), proved to be a problem for all
the European values.
The government-promoted xenophobia and hatred for Armenians in
Azerbaijan is increasing tension over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Azerbaijan's claims that, by approving the resolution, the European
Parliament would become responsible for increasing tension is nothing
but perverting the facts and showing cowardice.
Azerbaijan's claims about Armenia's "bellicose statements" are also a
distortion of facts, as Armenia has never made a single statement nor
is it interested in war. On the other hand, the list of Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev's threats is rather long and his numerous
statements are available on the Internet.
The draft resolution under discussion is in full harmony with the
international condemnation of the human rights case in question. The
draft resolution proves that the European Parliament defends European
values and this is what Armenia and other countries involved the
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) are seeking in Europe. To claim
that Azerbaijan is "committed to democracy, human right and the rule
of law" will not convince anyone, after the Eurovision and the Safarov
case revealed the real situation to the public, the Armenian MP writes
in his letter.
Artak Zakaryan expressed hope that the European Parliament members
would not be deceived by Azerbaijan's present strong efforts to oppose
the approval of the resolution. Azerbaijan is not going to develop in
a positive way, on the contrary.
If Europe does not defend European values in this case, it would prove
to be a signal to Azerbaijan and suchlike states, the Armenian MP's
letter says.
From: Baghdasarian