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PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH THE AZERI EMBASSY IN PARIS BEGIN BRAWL SHOWING DISRESPECT TO THE VICTIMS OF THE SUMGAIT PORGOMS
12:17, 27 February, 2013
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS: Azeri delegation disrupted a
commemoration event marking the 25th anniversary of the Sumgait
Massacres taking place inside the French Parliament Tuesday when they
refused to stand in observance of a moment of silence for the victims.
As reports Armenpress, referring to Asbarez, the brawl was initiated
by Azeris.
The APA news agency reported on its Web site that Armenians locked
the door of the auditorium and were accompanied by French members of
the audience in "brutally" beating them.
According to Mourad Papazian, chairman of the Coordinating Council
of Armenian Organization in France (CCAF), one of the Azeris punched
an event organizer, Hratch Varjabedian, who had approached them to
inquire about their show of disrespect.
Eyewitnesses reported that one of the Azeris shouted that he would
only stand to commemorate "the victims of Khojaly."
After Varjabedian was punched, a group of young Armenians rushed to
the scene and a brawl ensued before audience members broke it up and
police cordoned off the room.
Surprisingly, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to France, Elchin Amirbeyov
immediately arrived at the scene accompanied by other embassy officials
and issued a condemnation of the attack.
The event, entitled, "Sumgait events after 25 years: the present
situation and future prospects for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh"
was organized by French Parliament member Francois Roshebloun and
was attended by several parliament members.
The Nor Serount in France (AYF of France) cancelled a day-long
demonstration scheduled to take place Wednesday in front of the Azeri
Embassy in France for fear of more Azeri-initiated violence.
12:17, 27 February, 2013
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS: Azeri delegation disrupted a
commemoration event marking the 25th anniversary of the Sumgait
Massacres taking place inside the French Parliament Tuesday when they
refused to stand in observance of a moment of silence for the victims.
As reports Armenpress, referring to Asbarez, the brawl was initiated
by Azeris.
The APA news agency reported on its Web site that Armenians locked
the door of the auditorium and were accompanied by French members of
the audience in "brutally" beating them.
According to Mourad Papazian, chairman of the Coordinating Council
of Armenian Organization in France (CCAF), one of the Azeris punched
an event organizer, Hratch Varjabedian, who had approached them to
inquire about their show of disrespect.
Eyewitnesses reported that one of the Azeris shouted that he would
only stand to commemorate "the victims of Khojaly."
After Varjabedian was punched, a group of young Armenians rushed to
the scene and a brawl ensued before audience members broke it up and
police cordoned off the room.
Surprisingly, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to France, Elchin Amirbeyov
immediately arrived at the scene accompanied by other embassy officials
and issued a condemnation of the attack.
The event, entitled, "Sumgait events after 25 years: the present
situation and future prospects for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh"
was organized by French Parliament member Francois Roshebloun and
was attended by several parliament members.
The Nor Serount in France (AYF of France) cancelled a day-long
demonstration scheduled to take place Wednesday in front of the Azeri
Embassy in France for fear of more Azeri-initiated violence.