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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
July 23 2014
Nagorno-Karabakh: silence provokes crime
23 July 2014 - 9:39am
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Italian President Giorgio
Napolitano, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and President of the Italian
Senate Pietro Grasso signed a declaration of strategic partnership
between Azerbaijan and Italy, a maritime transportation agreement and
a memorandum of understanding in economy, culture and sports.
Baku granted Italy funds for archeological studies at the Mercati di
Traiano Museum. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino said that he was aware of
the successful realization of cultural and humanitarian projects by
the Heydar Aliyev Fund. "With this help, we will carry out excavations
on Alexandria Street. We promise to demonstrate the results of our
work at the next visit of Mr. President to Italy," the mayor assured.
Ilham Aliyev replied that architectural and cultural heritage belong
to all mankind, not Rome alone, and Azerbaijan had great knowledge of
Italian history and culture.
Italy is one of the main trading partners of Azerbaijan in the world.
They cooperate in the energy sector. The TAP project will change the
energy map of Europe, it is of great value for Azerbaijan. The sides
discuss cooperation in infrastructure, construction, high-tech and
other sectors of the economy. Numerous Italian companies working in
Azerbaijan play an important role in development of
Azerbaijani-Italian ties.
President of the Italian Senate Pietro Grasso said that his country
treated Azerbaijan as a guarantor of stability in the Caucasus. At a
meeting with Grasso and other Italian authorities, Ilham Aliyev
discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh problem and it seems he managed to put
the message across to Italian public opinion.
"I have heard that Nagorno-Karabakh was "a forgotten conflict," but
the truth is elsewhere. The truth is that nothing is said about the
conflict. Maybe it is because the population of one of the sides of
conflict are Christians?! But we, Italians, never pick friends by
their religion. Maybe we do not want to offend any of the sides?! But
the situation harms international law in any case, especially the
truth. The truth is that over a million refugees and displaced persons
live in Azerbaijan at the moment because of the conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan," says the writer of "Silence of the press on
the Nagorno-Karabakh" published by an Italian portal Daily Cases.
Now, Rome knows that 20% of Azerbaijani territory recognized by the
world has been occupied for over 20 years. "The fact is that on
February 26, 1992, the Armed Forces of Armenia, having killed many
peaceful residents - 613 people, 106 of them being women, 63 children,
exterminated all the population of Khojaly. All these are facts. We
should not be afraid to talk about it. We should not fear silence
hidden behind the biggest tragedy of our modern history. The "silence
of the press" turns the issue into a co-participant of great
injustice.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/politics/58024.html
July 23 2014
Nagorno-Karabakh: silence provokes crime
23 July 2014 - 9:39am
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Italian President Giorgio
Napolitano, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and President of the Italian
Senate Pietro Grasso signed a declaration of strategic partnership
between Azerbaijan and Italy, a maritime transportation agreement and
a memorandum of understanding in economy, culture and sports.
Baku granted Italy funds for archeological studies at the Mercati di
Traiano Museum. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino said that he was aware of
the successful realization of cultural and humanitarian projects by
the Heydar Aliyev Fund. "With this help, we will carry out excavations
on Alexandria Street. We promise to demonstrate the results of our
work at the next visit of Mr. President to Italy," the mayor assured.
Ilham Aliyev replied that architectural and cultural heritage belong
to all mankind, not Rome alone, and Azerbaijan had great knowledge of
Italian history and culture.
Italy is one of the main trading partners of Azerbaijan in the world.
They cooperate in the energy sector. The TAP project will change the
energy map of Europe, it is of great value for Azerbaijan. The sides
discuss cooperation in infrastructure, construction, high-tech and
other sectors of the economy. Numerous Italian companies working in
Azerbaijan play an important role in development of
Azerbaijani-Italian ties.
President of the Italian Senate Pietro Grasso said that his country
treated Azerbaijan as a guarantor of stability in the Caucasus. At a
meeting with Grasso and other Italian authorities, Ilham Aliyev
discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh problem and it seems he managed to put
the message across to Italian public opinion.
"I have heard that Nagorno-Karabakh was "a forgotten conflict," but
the truth is elsewhere. The truth is that nothing is said about the
conflict. Maybe it is because the population of one of the sides of
conflict are Christians?! But we, Italians, never pick friends by
their religion. Maybe we do not want to offend any of the sides?! But
the situation harms international law in any case, especially the
truth. The truth is that over a million refugees and displaced persons
live in Azerbaijan at the moment because of the conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan," says the writer of "Silence of the press on
the Nagorno-Karabakh" published by an Italian portal Daily Cases.
Now, Rome knows that 20% of Azerbaijani territory recognized by the
world has been occupied for over 20 years. "The fact is that on
February 26, 1992, the Armed Forces of Armenia, having killed many
peaceful residents - 613 people, 106 of them being women, 63 children,
exterminated all the population of Khojaly. All these are facts. We
should not be afraid to talk about it. We should not fear silence
hidden behind the biggest tragedy of our modern history. The "silence
of the press" turns the issue into a co-participant of great
injustice.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/articles/politics/58024.html