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Trend News Agency (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
November 27, 2014 Thursday
Ukrainian TV channel illegally operated in Azerbaijan
Nov. 27--The journalism activity of employees of Ukraine's '1+1' TV
channel in Azerbaijan was illegal, acting spokesperson of Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry Hikmet Hajiyev told Trend on Nov.27.
He said Ukraine's '1+1' TV channel appealed to Azerbaijan's Foreign
Ministry for accreditation and the ministry considered this appeal in
accordance with the law on the media.
"However, violating the accreditation rules, the TV channel's
representatives conducted journalism activity in Azerbaijan's
territory without receiving an accreditation card, which is the
violation of the law," the acting spokesperson added.
Moreover, without getting official permission from Azerbaijan, the TV
channel's representatives illegally visited the Azerbaijani
territories occupied by Armenia without informing the Azerbaijani side
in advance, said Hajiyev.
The reporters of Ukraine's '1+1' TV channel prepared a "15 republics"
TV program where the reality about Azerbaijan's socio-political
system, Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is distorted
and sympathy expressed to the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh,
as well as Armenia which has occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani
territories for more than 20 years.
Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine has already expressed protest to this
country's Foreign Ministry regarding the issue.
The embassy said that the screening of such tailor-made and biased TV
program against Azerbaijan which is always committed to the principles
of strategic cooperation and friendship, supports Ukraine's
territorial integrity and voted for this in the UN General Assembly,
caused a fair amount of discontent of Azerbaijan's diplomatic mission
in Ukraine and thousands of Azerbaijanis living in this country.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result
of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent
of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
November 27, 2014 Thursday
Ukrainian TV channel illegally operated in Azerbaijan
Nov. 27--The journalism activity of employees of Ukraine's '1+1' TV
channel in Azerbaijan was illegal, acting spokesperson of Azerbaijani
Foreign Ministry Hikmet Hajiyev told Trend on Nov.27.
He said Ukraine's '1+1' TV channel appealed to Azerbaijan's Foreign
Ministry for accreditation and the ministry considered this appeal in
accordance with the law on the media.
"However, violating the accreditation rules, the TV channel's
representatives conducted journalism activity in Azerbaijan's
territory without receiving an accreditation card, which is the
violation of the law," the acting spokesperson added.
Moreover, without getting official permission from Azerbaijan, the TV
channel's representatives illegally visited the Azerbaijani
territories occupied by Armenia without informing the Azerbaijani side
in advance, said Hajiyev.
The reporters of Ukraine's '1+1' TV channel prepared a "15 republics"
TV program where the reality about Azerbaijan's socio-political
system, Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is distorted
and sympathy expressed to the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh,
as well as Armenia which has occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijani
territories for more than 20 years.
Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine has already expressed protest to this
country's Foreign Ministry regarding the issue.
The embassy said that the screening of such tailor-made and biased TV
program against Azerbaijan which is always committed to the principles
of strategic cooperation and friendship, supports Ukraine's
territorial integrity and voted for this in the UN General Assembly,
caused a fair amount of discontent of Azerbaijan's diplomatic mission
in Ukraine and thousands of Azerbaijanis living in this country.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result
of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent
of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the US are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.