Did the Azerbaijani entrepreneur hit the dignity of the RA authorities?
Yesterday, the RA Government decided to provide an assistance of 100 thousand dollars to deprived and affected Yezidis due to the events in Iraq. The aid was provided to the Yezidis after the bid protest of Yezidis in front of the government building, last Thursday, by bringing charges against the Government of Armenia of indifference. They urged the RA authorities to come up with statements at the international organizations against the massacre in Iraq against Yezidi people. The financial support, according to preliminary arrangement, was 50 thousand US dollars, but yesterday, the government changed its mind and doubled the amount.
The amount was to be transferred to Iraq by “Sinjar” Yezidi National Union, but as told by the Chairman of the Union, Boris Murazi, in conversation with “Aravot,” for security reasons, the government was suggested to convey the money through the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. As to why 50 thousand became 100 thousand dollars, Boris Murazi comments as follows, “Hours prior to the meeting with the president and the prime minister, it became clear that an Azerbaijani entrepreneur had sent his aid to Iraqi Kurdish refugees. He has a field kitchen that prepares food for 4 thousand people in an hour. After that, Armenia appeared in a bad situation and decided to double the amount of aid. In other words, with this move, Azerbaijan subjected the Armenian authorities to diplomatic defeat. I am sure that the Azerbaijani entrepreneur could not do anything like this without the permission by their government, and since Azerbaijan was also aware of the indifference by our government on this matter, made a diplomatic move. I cannot tell that Azerbaijanis are our friends, because, as one of Iraqi Yezidis has said, it would be better for the Republic of Azerbaijan to withdraw its terrorist citizens from Islamic terrorist groups and thus would demonstrate a great support.” Lately, Boris Murazi, with regard to the statement by the President’s Office, in which the president particularly had expressed concern about the continuous massive violence against the Yezidi population in northern Iraq and the fact of numerous casualties affected thereof, said, “It remains to act in compliance with the spirit of the statement made by the RA authorities and not just a statement. Be made in conformity to the reality and actions be taken and that the Armenian diplomats work on this matter both in the UN, PACE and other international organizations.”
Lusine BUDAGHYAN
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