The book of Azerbaijani professor Rovshan Mustafayev “March of Death”, disсlosing the new facts about the crimes of Armenians against Jews was discussed in Israel, said Israeli historian, socialogical scientist and journalist, professor Alex Pisman, who wrote a reference to this book. (more…)
Category: Azerbaijan
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Day.Az releases statement about resentment of several public organizations of Armenia
Several public organizations of Armenia appealed to the leading television companies of the country with the demand to include the Karabakh province of Azerbaijan not to the borders of the former NKAO, but along with other seven occupied regions of Azerbaijan. (more…)
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Hulusi Kilic: “Turkey will always support Azerbaijan”
Baku. Lachin Sultanova–APA. Turkey’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic held a press conference resuming 2008. The ambassador called it very important year from the view of development of Turkey-Azerbaijan relationship, APA reports. The diplomat said the two countries had perfect political relations embodied ten meetings at the level of presidents and prime ministers and 30 ministerial visits this year. Speaking about the economic relations Kilic said trade turnover between the two countries reached 2.5 million dollars. He reminded about the successful cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan in the transnational oil and gas projects and said Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway would be opened in 2010 which would lay a road from China to London.
The diplomat said outgoing year was a year of jubilees for both Azerbaijan and Turkey. This year was a year of 90th anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and its parliament and army, 85th anniversary of Republic of Turkey, 90th anniversary of establishing of the Caucasian Islamic Army and its arrival in Azerbaijan and liberation of Baku. The ambassador said the Ottoman Empire, living its final days, sent eight thousand troops to Azerbaijan and more than 1200 Turkish soldiers died in the battles for Azerbaijan.
Kilic said Turkey wanted a soonest solution to the Nagorno karabakh conflict and would always support Azerbaijan in this issue. Touching on the campaign of apology to Armenians, the ambassador said the Turkish nation did nothing to apologize and would not apologize to anyone. He said those who joined the campaign were wrong.
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MP from CHP: “Will the apologizers to Armenians call on them to apologize to Azerbaijan for Khojali genocide?”
Istanbul. Mais Alizadeh –APA. “Such initiative is a great disrespect to the Turkish people. Apologizing to Armenians for 1915 events is the inviting Turkey to recognize this calumny.
Such campaigns aim to conceal Armenian occupation policy”, said deputy chairman of the Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) Onur Oymen reacting to the campaign started by a group of persons in Turkey for apologizing to Armenians, APA Turkish bureau reports.
Oymen said Armenia kept 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands under the occupation for more than 15 years. Oymen called the Khojali genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijani people in 1992 as a tragedy of the century.
“Do those, who proposed to apologize to Armenians for 1915 events which has no relation to the genocide, see occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands by Armenians and the genocide committed by them in Khojali?”The member of the parliament from CHP said if Armenians saw one per cent of pressure, which Turkey faced to open borders with Armenia, they would be withdrawn from the Azerbaijani lands. “The world doesn’t put pressure on the Armenians. Despite numerous statements by the international organizations, the Armenians didn’t withdraw even from a village of Azerbaijan. Will those, who invited our community to apologize to Armenians, demand the Armenians to withdraw from Azerbaijani lands? Will they call on the Armenians to apologize to Azerbaijan for Khojali genocide? It is very interesting for me”.
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Nazim Ibrahimov: “Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in different countries coordinate their actions with the Turkish Diaspora”
Azerbaijani Diaspora intensified its activity in recent years and the process is still underway, said Nazim Ibrahimov, Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora, APA reports.
He said Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in different countries were already providing activity coordinated with the Turkish Diaspora, preparing plans of joint events and working together.
“Today the Azerbaijani Diaspora is working in close cooperation with the Turkish, Jewish and other Diasporas abroad. I consider our activity will be extended in the next years and will give its results. The Azerbaijani Diaspora went into the attack already”.
The committee chairman emphasized that the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Charter focused at the meeting of the World Azerbaijanis Coordination Council in Baku today will promote the strengthening and uniting of the Diaspora’s activity and forces abroad.
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Tomris Azeri: “I do not think that Obama will recognize the so-called “Armenian genocide”
Turkey is an important state for the United States, therefore, I do not think that Washington will take any step against Ankara, said chairman of the American Azerbaijani Society Tomris Azeri, speaking about possible recognition of the so-called “Armenian genocide” by B.Obama. She noted that any possible anti-Azerbaijani step of any US president will depend on the effectiveness of the activity of the Azerbaijani diaspora of America. “It is possible to inform them about the Azerbaijani position, in case our diaspora is strong”, said she.
Speaking about the Baku charter adopted this year, she voiced hope that the charter will make an important contribution to the development of the diaspora movement.
“I took part in the second session of the World Azerbaijanis in Baku in 2001 and I remember this event well. I also spoke there. I remember well the speech of deceased Heydar Aliyev. He said important words to us: “Unite, be united, be strong and do not separate”. But, after seven years I state with regret that we have not done all things that he told us to do”, noted Tomris Azeri, adding that she has always been pessimistic and hopes that the charter will promote the development of the diaspora movement.
According to her the Azerbaijani diaspora is closely cooperating with the Turkish and Jewish communities, as there are many Jews, originating from Azerbaijan and Turkey who are devoted to the land where they were born.
“At the time, it would be better for us to cooperate more a greater number of ethnic groups. We do not contend ourselves only with the said two groups. Why not cooperate with the Georgian community? Georgia is a close friend to Azerbaijan. Or Pakistani community and so on. There are many ethnic groups in the United States and we are open for cooperation with all of them”, noted the head of the Azerbaijani Society in the United States.
As for the plans to inform the Americans with reliable information about Azerbaijan and its problems, she said a large conference will be held in the Yale University in February when our compatriots commemorate the victims of Khojaly tragedy.
“It is necessary to stress the important of the constant work wth congressmen. It is necessary to meet each of them, hold talks. The US policy forms not only in Washington. Each member of our community must meet with his congressman and tell him: “I can vote for you but our problems are …” This is done by Armenians. They have two big organizations in New Jersey and they constantly invite congressmen and disinform them/
For example, New Jersey is a large and important state, where there are many Turks, coming from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and so on. There are all opportunities for this state to become exemplary for Turks.
Few currently know about Khojaly. Therefore, I try to invite for Americans to each of our event. More Americans should know about it. Therefore, I think that the planned event in Yale University is of great importance in this sense.
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