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STEPANAKERT: JOURNALISTS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES VISITED KARABAKH ONLY AFTER GETTING AN OFFICIAL PERMISSION
by Ashot Safaryan
Monday, February 2, 18:13
Journalists of the New York Times visited Karabakh only after getting
an official permission of Stepanakert, press-secretary of the NKR
president, David Babayan, told Arminfo correspondent.
APA news agency has disseminated the information saying that
Azerbaijani MFA said that the New York Times representatives
visited Karabakh in compliance with Azerbaijan's laws. They were
provided with the appropriate press accreditation cards issued by the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. Complying with the laws of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, the representatives of the New York Times with the aim
of making reportage on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict have paid a visit
to the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan by Armenia.
"The New York Times has informed the Republic of Azerbaijan in advance
about the visit intention and its representatives have obtained visas
for entering into the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and they
were provided with the appropriate press accreditation cards issued
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan",
- Azerbaijani MFA reported.
Actually, as Babayan said, a year ago the New York Times applied
to the official Stepanakert with a relevant request, and the latter
allowed journalists to arrive in the NKR. At the same time, the New
York Times sent a letter to Azerbaijani MFA with a same request. After
that, representatives of the NKR abandoned the journalists's visit
making them understand that by applying to Baku with such a request
they violated the NKR legislation that regulates the process of access
the territory of the republic. "A year has passed and representatives
of the New York Times have again applied to Stepanakert, and this
time without applying to Baku. And the problem has been settled. In
this context, the publications in Azerbaijani mass media do not meet
reality and are false", - press-secretary of the NKR president said.
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by Ashot Safaryan
Monday, February 2, 18:13
Journalists of the New York Times visited Karabakh only after getting
an official permission of Stepanakert, press-secretary of the NKR
president, David Babayan, told Arminfo correspondent.
APA news agency has disseminated the information saying that
Azerbaijani MFA said that the New York Times representatives
visited Karabakh in compliance with Azerbaijan's laws. They were
provided with the appropriate press accreditation cards issued by the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. Complying with the laws of the Republic
of Azerbaijan, the representatives of the New York Times with the aim
of making reportage on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict have paid a visit
to the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan by Armenia.
"The New York Times has informed the Republic of Azerbaijan in advance
about the visit intention and its representatives have obtained visas
for entering into the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and they
were provided with the appropriate press accreditation cards issued
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan",
- Azerbaijani MFA reported.
Actually, as Babayan said, a year ago the New York Times applied
to the official Stepanakert with a relevant request, and the latter
allowed journalists to arrive in the NKR. At the same time, the New
York Times sent a letter to Azerbaijani MFA with a same request. After
that, representatives of the NKR abandoned the journalists's visit
making them understand that by applying to Baku with such a request
they violated the NKR legislation that regulates the process of access
the territory of the republic. "A year has passed and representatives
of the New York Times have again applied to Stepanakert, and this
time without applying to Baku. And the problem has been settled. In
this context, the publications in Azerbaijani mass media do not meet
reality and are false", - press-secretary of the NKR president said.
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