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Caroline Cox attends opening of Gurgen Margaryan monument in Yerevan
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http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/09/28/caroline-cox-gurgen-margaryan/
16:26 - 28.09.13
Baroness Caroline Cox, a cross back-bencher of the British House of
Lords and the chair of the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary
Group, attended on Saturday the opening of a monument-bust to Gurgen
Margaryan, the Armenian officer who was brutally murdered by an
Azerbaijani serviceman in Budapest in 2004.
The baroness spoke of her recent jubilee visit to Nagorno-Karabakh
(Artsakh) after the ceremony, expressing her love for the country and
its people.
The baroness said that she very much appreciates the heroism of the
Artsakh people who stood up for the defense of their country's during
the historic battle in the 1990s and continue to date to build their
homeland based on the principles of democracy and equality.
Ms Cox told reporters that the beautiful buildings, which she saw in
Karabakh in the course of her 80th visit, convinced her yet another
time that the Armenians always manage to rise from the ashes in
difficult times to create real beauty.
Ms Cox expressed her criticism of the Azerbaijani authorities' hostile
policies towards Artsakh. The baroness said that the country's
decision to declare an axe-killer a hero is very dangerous in terms of
breeding an increased feeling of hatred in the younger generation.
Speaking of the tragic incident with Margaryan, the baroness pointed
out to two facts which she said should never be forgotten in the
course of history: that the Armenian officer was murdered while
asleep, and that the Azerbaijani authorities pardoned and gave a
hero's welcome to the axe-killer years later.
As for Hungary's decision to extradite Ramil Safarov, Cox said the
Hungarian court had issued a worthy ruling in time, by sentencing him
to life.
The Baroness noted that Azerbaijan, which had promised that Safarov
would continue serving his sentence at home upon his return, lost
trust on the international arena after glorifying the criminal.
As for Azerbaijan's decision to blacklist the baroness following her
visit to Artsakh, Ms Cox considered the move very ridiculous, saying
that it only increases her feeling of pride.
(video, phootos)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/09/28/caroline-cox-gurgen-margaryan/
16:26 - 28.09.13
Baroness Caroline Cox, a cross back-bencher of the British House of
Lords and the chair of the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary
Group, attended on Saturday the opening of a monument-bust to Gurgen
Margaryan, the Armenian officer who was brutally murdered by an
Azerbaijani serviceman in Budapest in 2004.
The baroness spoke of her recent jubilee visit to Nagorno-Karabakh
(Artsakh) after the ceremony, expressing her love for the country and
its people.
The baroness said that she very much appreciates the heroism of the
Artsakh people who stood up for the defense of their country's during
the historic battle in the 1990s and continue to date to build their
homeland based on the principles of democracy and equality.
Ms Cox told reporters that the beautiful buildings, which she saw in
Karabakh in the course of her 80th visit, convinced her yet another
time that the Armenians always manage to rise from the ashes in
difficult times to create real beauty.
Ms Cox expressed her criticism of the Azerbaijani authorities' hostile
policies towards Artsakh. The baroness said that the country's
decision to declare an axe-killer a hero is very dangerous in terms of
breeding an increased feeling of hatred in the younger generation.
Speaking of the tragic incident with Margaryan, the baroness pointed
out to two facts which she said should never be forgotten in the
course of history: that the Armenian officer was murdered while
asleep, and that the Azerbaijani authorities pardoned and gave a
hero's welcome to the axe-killer years later.
As for Hungary's decision to extradite Ramil Safarov, Cox said the
Hungarian court had issued a worthy ruling in time, by sentencing him
to life.
The Baroness noted that Azerbaijan, which had promised that Safarov
would continue serving his sentence at home upon his return, lost
trust on the international arena after glorifying the criminal.
As for Azerbaijan's decision to blacklist the baroness following her
visit to Artsakh, Ms Cox considered the move very ridiculous, saying
that it only increases her feeling of pride.