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Aslan Ismailov: Slogan ''the best Armenian is the dead Armenian'' will
be used during election campaign in Azerbaijan
17:51 13/07/2013 » SOCIETY
In the early 1990s, the Azerbaijani nationalists, who led to the
separation of Karabakh from Azerbaijan, are armed with the slogan
"Death to Armenians", "the best Armenians is the dead Armenian." And
today these slogans will be again used during the election campaign in
Azerbaijan, writes the Azerbaijani lawyer Aslan Ismailov, whose
article was published by "Haqqinew.az" portal.
The author notes that recently, he had a brief conversation with a
fellow about the last interview on the air of `Meydan TV' of Rustam
Ibragimbekov, the single candidate from the opposition party.
Ismailov's interlocutor sharply said, "Well, you see his love for the
Armenians?" Then our conversation was over.
"I remembered the slogans of "nationalists" of the early 90's, who
moved away Karabakh from us step-by-step. Slogans were like "Death to
Armenians," "the best Armenian is the dead Armenian," etc." Ismailov
writes.
According to the Azerbaijani lawyer it was due to these slogans of
Azerbaijani nationalist that the Armenian side created the image of
"brutal Azerbaijanis".
"Lately, these kinds of slogans have died down, but I'm sure that
before the elections similar slogans will again be used in campaign
speeches. In the 90's I was against such a claims as well, for what I
was blamed in the pro-Armenian frame of mind," Ismailov said.
The lawyer said that during the foreign visits when he was raising the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue, he repeatedly was receiving the following
answer: "The rights of people are grossly violated in your country.
How can you ensure the protection of the rights of the Armenians, if
everyone knows what slogans are popular in Azerbaijan?"
According to Ismailov representatives of the Armenian side also claim,
"Look at them, they violate their rights, and if we are in their
lineup, they'll hang us all."
"And then they quickly remember the show around Ramil Safarov. No
matter how much I tried to refute their words, I realized that this
was not enough. Yes, at some stage the history of nationalism was
fruitful. Today, in the age of globalization, human rights are in the
foreground," A. Ismailov said.
For the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, we, first of all,
have to prove to the world that human rights are protected in
Azerbaijan, property rights are enforced, and that the Armenians of
Nagorno Karabakh can live peacefully in Azerbaijan.
"In Azerbaijan it is on the contrary. Young people wishing to live in
a country where there is no corruption, sit in prisons; and Zulfugarli
brothers who demand restoration of their rights are in exile. Today,
all the leading NGOs and the world's media write that Azerbaijan is
the first in the world in corruption and abuse of human rights," sums
up the Azeri lawyer.
The current stage of the Karabakh conflict began in 1988, when the
parliament of Autonomous Oblast of Nagorno-Karabakh asked the
authorities of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan SSR to pass
the region to Armenia.
Azerbaijan responded to the request with protests against the
civilians of Armenian nationality. After the collapse of the Soviet
Union a full-scale war began. Azerbaijan had an overwhelming advantage
in quantity, in weapons and resources and hoped for a quick victory.
However, during the brutal war Azeri troops were defeated, losing
about 30,000 soldiers and a number of previously controlled areas.
On 12 May 1994, after the ceasefire agreement the hostilities in the
conflict zone were ceased. The agreement on cease-fire regime is
observed so far. Since 1992 to the present day negotiations with the
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs United States, Russia and France, are being
held for reaching a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/07/13/ismaylov/
be used during election campaign in Azerbaijan
17:51 13/07/2013 » SOCIETY
In the early 1990s, the Azerbaijani nationalists, who led to the
separation of Karabakh from Azerbaijan, are armed with the slogan
"Death to Armenians", "the best Armenians is the dead Armenian." And
today these slogans will be again used during the election campaign in
Azerbaijan, writes the Azerbaijani lawyer Aslan Ismailov, whose
article was published by "Haqqinew.az" portal.
The author notes that recently, he had a brief conversation with a
fellow about the last interview on the air of `Meydan TV' of Rustam
Ibragimbekov, the single candidate from the opposition party.
Ismailov's interlocutor sharply said, "Well, you see his love for the
Armenians?" Then our conversation was over.
"I remembered the slogans of "nationalists" of the early 90's, who
moved away Karabakh from us step-by-step. Slogans were like "Death to
Armenians," "the best Armenian is the dead Armenian," etc." Ismailov
writes.
According to the Azerbaijani lawyer it was due to these slogans of
Azerbaijani nationalist that the Armenian side created the image of
"brutal Azerbaijanis".
"Lately, these kinds of slogans have died down, but I'm sure that
before the elections similar slogans will again be used in campaign
speeches. In the 90's I was against such a claims as well, for what I
was blamed in the pro-Armenian frame of mind," Ismailov said.
The lawyer said that during the foreign visits when he was raising the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue, he repeatedly was receiving the following
answer: "The rights of people are grossly violated in your country.
How can you ensure the protection of the rights of the Armenians, if
everyone knows what slogans are popular in Azerbaijan?"
According to Ismailov representatives of the Armenian side also claim,
"Look at them, they violate their rights, and if we are in their
lineup, they'll hang us all."
"And then they quickly remember the show around Ramil Safarov. No
matter how much I tried to refute their words, I realized that this
was not enough. Yes, at some stage the history of nationalism was
fruitful. Today, in the age of globalization, human rights are in the
foreground," A. Ismailov said.
For the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, we, first of all,
have to prove to the world that human rights are protected in
Azerbaijan, property rights are enforced, and that the Armenians of
Nagorno Karabakh can live peacefully in Azerbaijan.
"In Azerbaijan it is on the contrary. Young people wishing to live in
a country where there is no corruption, sit in prisons; and Zulfugarli
brothers who demand restoration of their rights are in exile. Today,
all the leading NGOs and the world's media write that Azerbaijan is
the first in the world in corruption and abuse of human rights," sums
up the Azeri lawyer.
The current stage of the Karabakh conflict began in 1988, when the
parliament of Autonomous Oblast of Nagorno-Karabakh asked the
authorities of the Soviet Union, Armenia and Azerbaijan SSR to pass
the region to Armenia.
Azerbaijan responded to the request with protests against the
civilians of Armenian nationality. After the collapse of the Soviet
Union a full-scale war began. Azerbaijan had an overwhelming advantage
in quantity, in weapons and resources and hoped for a quick victory.
However, during the brutal war Azeri troops were defeated, losing
about 30,000 soldiers and a number of previously controlled areas.
On 12 May 1994, after the ceasefire agreement the hostilities in the
conflict zone were ceased. The agreement on cease-fire regime is
observed so far. Since 1992 to the present day negotiations with the
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs United States, Russia and France, are being
held for reaching a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2013/07/13/ismaylov/