Azerbaijanis still recalled “20 percent of “occupied” territories” at the BSEC conference
Yesterday, the Deputy of Azerbaijani Majlis Asad Hajiyev announced in Sofia that Moldovan attorney Aurelia Grigoriu was pursued for expressing her opinion loudly in Armenia and as if her life is at risk. The Republican MP Gagik Minasyan informed “Aravot” about it. Let’s
remind that the 41st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation is currently taking place in Sofia. The delegation from Armenia is participating in the session, which is headed by RPA party member, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs Gagik Minasyan. The delegation comprises the Michael Melkumyan from PAP, Aram Manukyan from ANC, Hovhannes Margaryan from the Rule of Law. The heads of the delegations of participating countries in the conference should present speeches on the topic “Tourism as an important factor in regional economic development” outlining the priorities and accomplishments of their country in given sector.
Asad Hajiyev, head of the Azerbaijani delegation, who delivered his speech after the head of the Armenian delegation Gagik Minasyan, describing his country’s problems, said that Azerbaijan could have more success in the field of tourism, if “20 percent of their territory was not occupied” by Armenia. He also recalled the statement of the Moldovan lawyer Aurelia Grigoriui made in RA NA during the European Conference on “The European legal standards of the rule of law and the scope of discretion of powers in the member States of the Council of Europe” that “Armenia has occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory, carrying out a genocide against the Azerbaijanis.” Moldovan lady had also said that as if the Khojaly genocide was committed by Armenians, which is internationally recognized as a fact. Azerbaijanis believe that due to this reason that a person expressing such a point of view in Armenia was allegedly subjected to pursuit and threat to her life, Armenia can not claim to be a country with favorable conditions for tourist. Let’s note that Moldovan lady considering herself unbiased is still giving interviews to various mass media of Azerbaijan and is telling new, each other contradicting stories about how as if after her speech Armenians started to threaten her at the hotel and in the social networks.
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Reversing the Azerbaijani partner’s statements, the Armenian delegation leader Gagik Minasyan said: “The Azerbaijani delegation once again tries to use the international platform without authorization for spreading false information about the nature of Karabakh conflict. While the reality is that there is no “occupation” of the territories of Azerbaijan. The truth is that in the last century people of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to the international norms of that time, declared its independence, also voting for the independence by the referendum. Whereas Azerbaijan responded in aggression to the legal steps of Karabakh people by involving and using heavy military artillery, international terrorists, including “Al-Qaida” fighters. Azeri aggression for the country ended in a shameful defeat, for the simple reason that Azerbaijan was trying to stifle the freedom and independence in the blood, but Karabakh was defending its independence and dignity.”
Later, PAP MP Mikayel Melkumyan also referred to the statements of the Azerbaijani delegate in his speech, noting that unacceptable, inappropriate, and false statements were made in the speech of Azerbaijan’s delegate, in particular, that there were pursues against this lady in Yerevan, and her life was in danger. “These statement, to put it mildly, do not meet the reality, and the Moldovan lawyer’s statements in Yerevan during the discussion organized by the Constitutional Court can be assessed as ordered and provocative. The whole world knows that Armenia is an open country, and unlike our eastern neighbor, the life of a citizen of any country can not be at least a little bit in danger in Armenia,” – said Mikayel Melkumyan, reminded that immediately after the speech the lawyer lady, at the same discussion, from the same platform, a member of the Constitutional Court of Moldova expressed its disagreement with the views expressed by his co-citizen lady.
Melkumyan has noted that the statements on “20 percent of “occupied” territories” and unsuccessful ‘trapped situation’ of scandals lady do not conduce to the development of relations between the two countries, also within the framework of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The Deputy of PAP has also noted that a state, in which a Member of Parliament makes public and ambitious statements about the tourism status of the its country, simultaneous meets with honors and declares a hero to a certain murderer Safarov.
Gagik Minasyan also added that the representatives of other delegations participating in the conference responded positively to the speeches of Armenians, which did not happen after the speeches of Azerbaijanis.
Nelly GRIGORYAN
