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BUENOS AIRES CITY LEGISLATURE DISCARDS PROJECT TO NAME A "REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN" SQUARE
14:50 11.09.2014
The legislative council of Buenos Aires, Argentina, decided to
discard a draft project to name a square in the neighborhood of
Colegiales as "Republic of Azerbaijan" on Wednesday 10 September,
Prensa Armeniareports.
The bill drew a lot of criticism within the Armenian community,
as the grounds of the project said that Azerbaijan's early years
of independence "were overshadowed by the Nagorno-Karabakh War with
neighboring Armenia," while, in recent years, "Azerbaijan had not only
succeeded in pacifying the region but also is making great efforts to
open up to the world as part of various international organizations,
achieving economic and political stability for its people."
Carolina Karagueuzian, director of the Armenian National Committee
of South America in Buenos Aires, was the first to raise her voice:
"Within the apparent neutrality of the project there is a broader
strategy hidden by the Azerbaijani authorities, who seek to clean up
their image and conceal their constant violations of human rights.
Azerbaijan's embassy in Argentina was specifically opened to confront
Argentine citizens of Armenian descent, who maintain an active struggle
against impunity of crimes against humanity for nearly 100 years".
"The project said that Azerbaijan managed to pacify the region, when
in factAzerbaijan authorities boycott the mediations in the Karabakh
issue and its president continuously threatens to resume the war.
Moreover, Azerbaijani President declared on September 3 that Turkey
and Azerbaijan will work together to 'dispel the myth of the Armenian
Genocide' in 2015, the centenary of the Genocide. It is unacceptable
for the City of Buenos Aires to grant a space for the Azeri lobby to
continue disseminating their denialist propaganda, just when the city
prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this crime against
humanity", added Karagueuzian.
Furthermore, Karagueuzian recalled that "the Azeri diplomacy attempted
to carry out a similar project in Mexico City two years ago.
Additionally, in 2010, through the action of the Armenian community
the Buenos Aires City Government canceled the installation of a statue
of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk."
After the news broke out, Deputy Alejandra Caballero, author of the
project, made it clear that she would not submit it in the Legislature:
"I feel very close to the beloved Armenian community, I accompany them
in their pain, in living memory and the constant claim of the cruel
Armenian Genocide 99 years ago," said Caballero. "I signed the project
mistakenly, among many, to name public spaces for other countries. I
am sorry and I apologize to those who may have been affected and felt
offended by my mistake and deeply thank my friends who alerted me of
my carelessness," she added.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/09/11/buenos-aires-city-legislature-discards-project-to-name-a-republic-of-azerbaijan-square/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
14:50 11.09.2014
The legislative council of Buenos Aires, Argentina, decided to
discard a draft project to name a square in the neighborhood of
Colegiales as "Republic of Azerbaijan" on Wednesday 10 September,
Prensa Armeniareports.
The bill drew a lot of criticism within the Armenian community,
as the grounds of the project said that Azerbaijan's early years
of independence "were overshadowed by the Nagorno-Karabakh War with
neighboring Armenia," while, in recent years, "Azerbaijan had not only
succeeded in pacifying the region but also is making great efforts to
open up to the world as part of various international organizations,
achieving economic and political stability for its people."
Carolina Karagueuzian, director of the Armenian National Committee
of South America in Buenos Aires, was the first to raise her voice:
"Within the apparent neutrality of the project there is a broader
strategy hidden by the Azerbaijani authorities, who seek to clean up
their image and conceal their constant violations of human rights.
Azerbaijan's embassy in Argentina was specifically opened to confront
Argentine citizens of Armenian descent, who maintain an active struggle
against impunity of crimes against humanity for nearly 100 years".
"The project said that Azerbaijan managed to pacify the region, when
in factAzerbaijan authorities boycott the mediations in the Karabakh
issue and its president continuously threatens to resume the war.
Moreover, Azerbaijani President declared on September 3 that Turkey
and Azerbaijan will work together to 'dispel the myth of the Armenian
Genocide' in 2015, the centenary of the Genocide. It is unacceptable
for the City of Buenos Aires to grant a space for the Azeri lobby to
continue disseminating their denialist propaganda, just when the city
prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this crime against
humanity", added Karagueuzian.
Furthermore, Karagueuzian recalled that "the Azeri diplomacy attempted
to carry out a similar project in Mexico City two years ago.
Additionally, in 2010, through the action of the Armenian community
the Buenos Aires City Government canceled the installation of a statue
of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk."
After the news broke out, Deputy Alejandra Caballero, author of the
project, made it clear that she would not submit it in the Legislature:
"I feel very close to the beloved Armenian community, I accompany them
in their pain, in living memory and the constant claim of the cruel
Armenian Genocide 99 years ago," said Caballero. "I signed the project
mistakenly, among many, to name public spaces for other countries. I
am sorry and I apologize to those who may have been affected and felt
offended by my mistake and deeply thank my friends who alerted me of
my carelessness," she added.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/09/11/buenos-aires-city-legislature-discards-project-to-name-a-republic-of-azerbaijan-square/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress