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THE HILL BLOGGER REACTS NEGATIVELY TO CA ASSEMBLY DECISION ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
June 17, 2014 Tuesday 6:46 PM GMT +4
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 17
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
The California Assembly recently voted to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh
(a region that is internationally recognized as part and parcel of
Azerbaijan) as an independent nation, Mallory Moss blogged on The
Hill website.
"I can explain this in only one of two ways: the Assembly members
were swayed to vote for this by the Armenian community, or they simply
didn't know any better," she wrote.
"Wake up, ladies and gentlemen. Would you vote to create a Boko Haram
[a terrorist group] independent nation ensconced within Nigeria? I
think not," Moss stressed.
"I have also seen the passion in which the Azerbaijani citizens
continue to fight the international community for not only remembrance
but recognition that the genocidal acts in Khojaly during the
Nagorno-Karabakh war even happened," she added.
On February 25-26, 1992 Armenian occupation forces together with
the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi
committed an act of genocide against the population of the Azerbaijani
town of Khojaly.
Some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70
old people. Some 487 civilians were disabled during the genocide.
Eight families were totally exterminated, 130 children lost one parent
and 25 children lost both.
Some 1,275 innocent residents were taken hostages, while the fate of
150 people remains unknown.
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 U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
June 17, 2014 Tuesday 6:46 PM GMT +4
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 17
By Elmira Tariverdiyeva - Trend:
The California Assembly recently voted to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh
(a region that is internationally recognized as part and parcel of
Azerbaijan) as an independent nation, Mallory Moss blogged on The
Hill website.
"I can explain this in only one of two ways: the Assembly members
were swayed to vote for this by the Armenian community, or they simply
didn't know any better," she wrote.
"Wake up, ladies and gentlemen. Would you vote to create a Boko Haram
[a terrorist group] independent nation ensconced within Nigeria? I
think not," Moss stressed.
"I have also seen the passion in which the Azerbaijani citizens
continue to fight the international community for not only remembrance
but recognition that the genocidal acts in Khojaly during the
Nagorno-Karabakh war even happened," she added.
On February 25-26, 1992 Armenian occupation forces together with
the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi
committed an act of genocide against the population of the Azerbaijani
town of Khojaly.
Some 613 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70
old people. Some 487 civilians were disabled during the genocide.
Eight families were totally exterminated, 130 children lost one parent
and 25 children lost both.
Some 1,275 innocent residents were taken hostages, while the fate of
150 people remains unknown.
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 U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.