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RUSSIA IS SILENT ABOUT `PROVOCATION AGAINST AZERBAIJAN' IN THE SOCHI OLYMPICS
Baki Xabar, Azerbaijan
Feb 12 2014
Akif Nagi: `Russia has once again proved its biased position with
regard to Karabakh
Azerbaijan should have left the Olympics in protest at this incident
Azerbaijan was greatly insulted during the Sochi Olympics opening
ceremony. In line with the scenario of the opening ceremony, the maps
of the [participating] countries were displayed along the stadium for
the TV viewers before the teams came to the arena. When our national
team came to the stadium, the "clouds" covered Azerbaijan's historical
lands of Nagornyy Karabakh [on the map]. This was similar to what
happened to the Georgian team. The map that questioned Georgia's
territorial integrity is high on agenda in Georgia. The Georgian media
and political experts claim that Abkhazia and South Ossetia were not
described as part of Georgia's territory on the map. Georgian Foreign
Minister Maia Panjikidze who was a guest of "Pozitsia" ("Position")
talk show on [Georgia's] Imedi TV during the opening ceremony, was
helpless to respond to the questions on this issue. She just called on
the programme participants not to perceive this as a provocation. The
video of the map showed Abkhazia and South Ossetia being covered with
strange clouds.
Similar "clouds" covered Nagornyy Karabakh, too. This displays
Russia's attitude towards separatist regimes and its indifference
towards Georgia's and Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. The picture
shows clearly the white clouds over Karabakh on the Azerbaijani map,
as well as over Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the Georgian map.
The leader of the Karabakh Liberation Organization, Akif Nagi, said
that it could not be a coincidence. He said that by this [map] Russia
once again displayed its biased position towards the Karabakh problem.
"The International Olympic Committee should certainly react to
this arbitrariness. The Azerbaijani authorities should not remain
indifferent to this either. They should strongly react and demand an
explanation from Russia. We are a bit late. Azerbaijan should have
left the Olympics on the day that this incident took place. Russians
and Armenians take every opportunity to carry out provocations against
Azerbaijan. I am reiterating that this is a big provocation against
our country. We must not remain indifferent to this," Akif Nagi said.
[Translated from Azeri]
Baki Xabar, Azerbaijan
Feb 12 2014
Akif Nagi: `Russia has once again proved its biased position with
regard to Karabakh
Azerbaijan should have left the Olympics in protest at this incident
Azerbaijan was greatly insulted during the Sochi Olympics opening
ceremony. In line with the scenario of the opening ceremony, the maps
of the [participating] countries were displayed along the stadium for
the TV viewers before the teams came to the arena. When our national
team came to the stadium, the "clouds" covered Azerbaijan's historical
lands of Nagornyy Karabakh [on the map]. This was similar to what
happened to the Georgian team. The map that questioned Georgia's
territorial integrity is high on agenda in Georgia. The Georgian media
and political experts claim that Abkhazia and South Ossetia were not
described as part of Georgia's territory on the map. Georgian Foreign
Minister Maia Panjikidze who was a guest of "Pozitsia" ("Position")
talk show on [Georgia's] Imedi TV during the opening ceremony, was
helpless to respond to the questions on this issue. She just called on
the programme participants not to perceive this as a provocation. The
video of the map showed Abkhazia and South Ossetia being covered with
strange clouds.
Similar "clouds" covered Nagornyy Karabakh, too. This displays
Russia's attitude towards separatist regimes and its indifference
towards Georgia's and Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. The picture
shows clearly the white clouds over Karabakh on the Azerbaijani map,
as well as over Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the Georgian map.
The leader of the Karabakh Liberation Organization, Akif Nagi, said
that it could not be a coincidence. He said that by this [map] Russia
once again displayed its biased position towards the Karabakh problem.
"The International Olympic Committee should certainly react to
this arbitrariness. The Azerbaijani authorities should not remain
indifferent to this either. They should strongly react and demand an
explanation from Russia. We are a bit late. Azerbaijan should have
left the Olympics on the day that this incident took place. Russians
and Armenians take every opportunity to carry out provocations against
Azerbaijan. I am reiterating that this is a big provocation against
our country. We must not remain indifferent to this," Akif Nagi said.
[Translated from Azeri]