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AZERI EMBASSY INCITES BRAWL AT FRENCH PARLIAMENT
http://asbarez.com/108511/azeri-embassy-incites-brawl-at-french-parliament/
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
The capacity crowd, among them members of the French Parliament,
turned out to mark the anniversary of Sumgait Porgoms
People affiliated with the Azeri Embassy in Paris begin brawl at an
event marking the 25th anniversary of the Sumgait Porgoms
PARIS-An 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.
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 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.
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.
http://asbarez.com/108511/azeri-embassy-incites-brawl-at-french-parliament/
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
The capacity crowd, among them members of the French Parliament,
turned out to mark the anniversary of Sumgait Porgoms
People affiliated with the Azeri Embassy in Paris begin brawl at an
event marking the 25th anniversary of the Sumgait Porgoms
PARIS-An 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.
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 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.
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.