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K. NAHAPETYAN: EUROPEANS TOOK OFF HEADPHONES DUE TO AZERBAIJANIS' HYSTERIA
Saturday,
June
21
The Armenian delegation's participation in the recent NATO PA Rose
Roth seminar in Baku was extremely important, the head of the Armenian
delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Koryun Nahapetyan said
at the press conference today when giving details of the seminar held
in Baku.
"If we had not participated, a vacuum would have formed at the seminar,
and Azerbaijanis would have taken the opportunity and misrepresented
the regional developments, distorting the facts and reality," he noted.
In his words, the Baku seminar took place against a background of
anti-Armenian propaganda by Azerbaijanis.
"We not only countered this, but also represented the Armenian side's
position on all the issues. The Azerbaijani side did not respond
to our observations. Instead, an attempt was made to aggravate the
situation by means of accusations against the Armenian state and some
figures and destructive approaches," Nahapetyan said, adding that
unfortunately, not all mass media outlets published true information,
sometimes reporting fabrication of the Azerbaijani press.
According to Nahapetyan, Nagorno Karabakh and the Karabakh conflict
were constantly discussed at the seminar, and Azerbaijanis spoke about
the 'occupation' during all discussions. Yet the Armenian delegation
insisted that Azerbaijan is the occupant by mentioning Getashen and
other facts.
"We also proposed that Azerbaijan should sit down to talks with
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. It is the only path if they want to
achieve a lasting peace in the region... But the Azerbaijani delegates
constantly spoke about the 'occupation' and so on, which tired our
European colleagues as well. In some cases our European colleagues
even took off their headphones as they got tired with Azerbaijanis'
statements," the head of the Armenian delegation to the NATO PA said.
Member of the Armenian delegation to the NATO PA, Armenian
parliamentary deputy Tevan Poghosyan said for his part that when he
visited Azerbaijan in 2011, everything was terribly closed there,
while this time the Azerbaijani side tried to create an impression of
freedom - the Armenian delegates allegedly could move freely. "But
wherever we went, there would be nobody there - in a cafe or some
other place," Poghosyan said.
Another participant of the seminar, Director of Regional Studies Center
Richard Giragosian said Armenia was much more interested in the event
and that the Armenian delegation in the person of K. Nahapetyan and
T. Poghosyan showed that the Karabakh conflict is an issue of national
interests and domestic political problems are not important here. This
issue is a priority in any circumstances.
20.06.2014, 21:02
Aysor.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Saturday,
June
21
The Armenian delegation's participation in the recent NATO PA Rose
Roth seminar in Baku was extremely important, the head of the Armenian
delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Koryun Nahapetyan said
at the press conference today when giving details of the seminar held
in Baku.
"If we had not participated, a vacuum would have formed at the seminar,
and Azerbaijanis would have taken the opportunity and misrepresented
the regional developments, distorting the facts and reality," he noted.
In his words, the Baku seminar took place against a background of
anti-Armenian propaganda by Azerbaijanis.
"We not only countered this, but also represented the Armenian side's
position on all the issues. The Azerbaijani side did not respond
to our observations. Instead, an attempt was made to aggravate the
situation by means of accusations against the Armenian state and some
figures and destructive approaches," Nahapetyan said, adding that
unfortunately, not all mass media outlets published true information,
sometimes reporting fabrication of the Azerbaijani press.
According to Nahapetyan, Nagorno Karabakh and the Karabakh conflict
were constantly discussed at the seminar, and Azerbaijanis spoke about
the 'occupation' during all discussions. Yet the Armenian delegation
insisted that Azerbaijan is the occupant by mentioning Getashen and
other facts.
"We also proposed that Azerbaijan should sit down to talks with
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. It is the only path if they want to
achieve a lasting peace in the region... But the Azerbaijani delegates
constantly spoke about the 'occupation' and so on, which tired our
European colleagues as well. In some cases our European colleagues
even took off their headphones as they got tired with Azerbaijanis'
statements," the head of the Armenian delegation to the NATO PA said.
Member of the Armenian delegation to the NATO PA, Armenian
parliamentary deputy Tevan Poghosyan said for his part that when he
visited Azerbaijan in 2011, everything was terribly closed there,
while this time the Azerbaijani side tried to create an impression of
freedom - the Armenian delegates allegedly could move freely. "But
wherever we went, there would be nobody there - in a cafe or some
other place," Poghosyan said.
Another participant of the seminar, Director of Regional Studies Center
Richard Giragosian said Armenia was much more interested in the event
and that the Armenian delegation in the person of K. Nahapetyan and
T. Poghosyan showed that the Karabakh conflict is an issue of national
interests and domestic political problems are not important here. This
issue is a priority in any circumstances.
20.06.2014, 21:02
Aysor.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress