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VERSACE REP. ACKNOWLEDGES KARABAKH, LEAVES BAKU SURPRISED
September 11, 2013 - 18:52 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has a whole new reason for a
Karabakh-related hysteria. As Azeri media reported on Wednesday,
September 11, "Foreign Ministry is investigating information concerning
an Italian company's intention to start operations in Karabakh," with
"Azerbaijani embassy in Italy instructed accordingly."
According to Armenian media reports, an unnamed Italian company is
planning to form a light industry cluster in Nagorno Karabakh to work
for Versace, with the company representatives to travel to Stepanakert
September 11 to familiarize themselves with work conditions.
As expected, Azeri journalists asked Versace representative in
Azerbaijan, Ramin Movsumov for comments, in hopes that the info
above will be refuted. The journalists, however, were disappointed
by Movsumov's remarks.
As he noted in an interview with virtualaz.org, Versace is an Italian
company which can choose to open representations in any country of
the world (Azeri media marked the word 'country' in capital letters.).
"I see nothing that would contradict Azerbaijani interests. As far
as I know, the company is opening a boutique, rather than a plant in
Stepanakert. The company president Luigi Antonini recently told me
about their intention to open a representation in Yerevan," he said.
In conclusion, he advised against mixing fashion with politics,
noting that no step was taken to harm Azeri interests.
Versace representation in Azerbaijan is a part of Qarant holding owned
by the son of the country's Transportation Minister Anar Mammadov.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/169876/
September 11, 2013 - 18:52 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan has a whole new reason for a
Karabakh-related hysteria. As Azeri media reported on Wednesday,
September 11, "Foreign Ministry is investigating information concerning
an Italian company's intention to start operations in Karabakh," with
"Azerbaijani embassy in Italy instructed accordingly."
According to Armenian media reports, an unnamed Italian company is
planning to form a light industry cluster in Nagorno Karabakh to work
for Versace, with the company representatives to travel to Stepanakert
September 11 to familiarize themselves with work conditions.
As expected, Azeri journalists asked Versace representative in
Azerbaijan, Ramin Movsumov for comments, in hopes that the info
above will be refuted. The journalists, however, were disappointed
by Movsumov's remarks.
As he noted in an interview with virtualaz.org, Versace is an Italian
company which can choose to open representations in any country of
the world (Azeri media marked the word 'country' in capital letters.).
"I see nothing that would contradict Azerbaijani interests. As far
as I know, the company is opening a boutique, rather than a plant in
Stepanakert. The company president Luigi Antonini recently told me
about their intention to open a representation in Yerevan," he said.
In conclusion, he advised against mixing fashion with politics,
noting that no step was taken to harm Azeri interests.
Versace representation in Azerbaijan is a part of Qarant holding owned
by the son of the country's Transportation Minister Anar Mammadov.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/169876/