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: Southern Caucasus
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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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CITIZENS OF UKRAINE, CZECH REPUBLIC, TURKEY, AND THE USA WERE FIGHTING ON GEORGIA’S SIDE
Investigation Committee working on a Nuremberg Trial for Saakashvili
Author: Dmitri Steshin
Source: Komsomolskaya Pravda, No. 193, December 24, 2008, p. 4
[The interim results of an investigation into the Georgian Army’s
crimes in South Ossetia have been released by the Investigation
Committee at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian
Federation. The question of establishing a special judicial body
for the events in South Ossetia will be considered.]
Russian investigators report on the Georgian Army’s crimes in South OssetiaThe interim results of an investigation into the Georgian
Army’s crimes in South Ossetia were released on December 23 by the
Investigation Committee at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the
Russian Federation.
A team of investigators and experts from the Russian
Prosecutor General’s Office spent about a week touring Tskhinvali
and its outskirts. They questioned local residents and prisoners
of war, and participated in exhuming the bodies of Ossetians who
were killed and buried in their own yards. They recorded
outrageous cases such as an incident where soldiers opened fire on
a car carrying women and children. The investigators then spent
almost four months processing the materials they had gathered.
The results of this investiation were released to the public
on December 23 in the form of a White Book. But many materials
still remain “off screen” – destined for the court-room. This was
confirmed at a press conference by Investigation Committee
Director Alexander Bastrykin: “After the investigation is
complete, the question of establishing a special judicial body for
the events in South Ossetia will be considered. After the
investigation, all materials will be handed over to the Foreign
Ministry of the Russian Federation. The Ministry will present them
to the international community. Documents have already been found
proving that Georgia started preparations for its act of
aggression as far back as 2005.”
The investigation revealed some sensational news. There has
been a great deal of speculation about foreigners participating in
the attack on South Ossetia. Now these rumors have been confirmed:
in the village of Achebeli, investigators found photographs, note-
pads, uniforms, and insignia from a Ukrainian nationalist
organization, UNA-UNSO.
They also established that an “international” diversionary
group participated in the storming of Tskhinvali. It included
citizens of Turkey, the United States, and the Czech Republic.
The White Book will soon be translated into English.
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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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Activities of the Civilitas Foundation
This year has seen an unusual amount of activity between Turkey and Armenia. At Civilitas, we’ve contributed to the efforts of those who want to improve relations. A group of big-name Turkish journalists came to meet with Mr. Vartan Oskanian in September.
In November, Salpi Ghazarian, Civilitas Director, participated in a confernce held at the European Parliament in Brussels, on the Armenian Legacy in Turkey. Salpi, who has been active in genocide recognition issues and documentation projects for many years, characterized this new period in Armenian-Turkish relations as one where Armenians must demonstrate the dignity and capacity to hear what is being said in Turkey as part of the public outcry following Hrant Dink’s murder nearly two years ago.
In December, a group of filmmakers came to Civilitas to consult on various project ideas. They were followed by various journalists and civil society leaders including Osman Koker, editor and publisher, and Osman Kavala, head of Anadou Kultur, have also come to discuss with Salpi Ghazarian the possibilities of joint projects as part of the Civilitas Council on International Relations. Several are in the works.
All this came about in the midst of a vigorous debate in Turkey sparked by a public apology campaign. We embrace the Turkish intellectuals who have given voice to their conscience and embarked on the difficult and courageous process of apologizing for a century of pain and suffering that remains a part of the Armenian experience in Turkey and around the world.
The Civilitas Foundation
One Northern Avenue, Suite 30,
Yerevan, Armenia
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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”.