ACTUAL QUOTE
Abdullah GUL,
President of Turkey Republic:
“Blood of martyrs unite Azerbaijan-Turkey brotherhood. Before coming here, I visited the Martyrs Avenue and the memory Monument of Turkish soldiers. There buried the people who sacrificed their lives for the sovereignty and independence of Azerbaijan. This means that the brotherhood of Azerbaijan and Turkey sprinkled with the blood of martyrs, which proves again our brotherhood ever, eternal and immortal…
Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be solved within the framework of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. All must know it, as the occupation of the UN-recognized borders by another country can not be accepted by the international law, or approved”.
From the statement during the visit to Azerbaijan, Baku, August 16-17, 2010
Sergei MIRONOV,
Russian Federation Council Speaker:
“Only the conflicting parties can solve this problem. And they must solve it under condition of mutual interests. When they agree, Russia is ready to help. But bringing troops into a territory is inadmissible, it would be wrong”.
From the statement to “Exo Moskvi” radio station, Moscow, July 2, 2010
Ajay BISARIA,
Joint Secretary (Eurasia Division) in the Ministry of External Affairs:
“Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a very complicated problem. OSCE Minsk Group does its best to resolve it. India supports those efforts. We respect the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and this position will remain unchanged”.
From the statement of a group of journalists from the CIS, New Delhi, August 24, 2010
Ahmet DAVUTOGLU,
Turkish Foreign Minister:
“NATO exercises are devoted to address the effects of such natural disasters as earthquakes. Turkey as a member of NATO, of course, will take part in these exercises. However, even temporarily border with Armenia would not be opened. This topic is not on the agenda”.
From the statement during a meeting with a population of Konya, Turkey, August 27, 2010
Stephen LARRABEE,
Senior analyst and distinguished chair in European security at the Washington DC of the RAND organization:
“US Administration is focused on the Azerbaijani-Armenian peace process. The other Minsk Group co-chair country – Russia is not really active in conflict adjustment. Russia states its interest in the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, it does not use possibility of impacts against Armenia”.
From the statement to the IA APA in Washington, July 10, 2010
Historic facts about Garabagh
(beginning in the previous issues)
Perspective of own independent state seemed very tempting to Garabagh meliks and triggered their separatist intentions. In fact, establishment of any independent state here was not real. That is why, Russia was satisfied just by giving promises to meliks and used their separatist moods to damage the position of Garabagh khanate, break its resistance and finally take it under the control. Armenian Church intensified its activity and sent its representatives to palaces in Europe and Russia trying to draw the attention of heads of states to “Armenian problem” and gain their support for establishment of Armenian state on territory of Turkey or South Caucasus. While displaying closest interest to appeals of Armenians, Russia turned “Armenian problem” into one of the major instruments in its eastern policy.
During the rule of Ekaterina II there was a serious attempt to create an Armenian state in South Caucasus. High activity of meliks – Grigorian Albans in Garabagh attracted the attention to this area. Ekaterina II considered Alban meliks as representatives of Armenian community and while creating Armenian province in Garabagh, by means of these meliks attempted to attract there Armenians from other places. Due to small number of Armenians and Grigorian Albans in Garabagh it was impossible to create any Armenian state there without inflow of Armenians from other places. G.Potemkin, favorite of Ekaterina II and ideologist of policy for Caucasus outspokenly demonstrated anti-Azerbaijan policy of Russian government in his letter dated April 6, 1783 and sent to commander of Russian forces in South Caucasus: “Ibrahim khan of Shusha must be overturned and then Garabagh must be turned into Armenian province depending only on Russia. To create this new province you have to use all means. Thus Armenians will be coming here from other places”. However, as a result of Ibrahim khan’s wise policy Russia could not implement its insidious plans. The last attempt to gain South Caucasus and fulfill set goals, including increase of number of Armenian population in some provinces was undertaken by Ekaterina II in spring of 1976. Under the supervision of General V.Zubov there was initiated a new military campaign in South Caucasus. During this campaign the Armenian priest Iosif was one of advisors of V.Zubov. But sudden death of Ekaterina II ceased the campaign.
To ease its task, Russia also considered Albans adopted Christianity (Grigorianity) as a composite part of “Armenian problem”. For a long time Garabagh meliks resisted this, i.e. to the perception of them as Armenians. It is not accidental that Khachin duke Hasan Jalal ordered to inscribe on the Gandjasar shrine the following words: “I, Hasan Jalal built this shrine for my people of Agvank”. In other sources and documents also they named themselves as Albans, Agvans. But later, especially after mass migration of Armenians initiated by the Russian government from Iran and Turkey to South Caucasus, including Garabagh, they gave in to this ideological line and partially agreed to name themselves as “Armenians”. Russia, strengthening its positions in Azerbaijan, tried to move as much Armenians as possible. In war against Azerbaijan the active part belonged to Russian army officers of Armenian origin. Armenian officers involved in Russian army while military operations applied all means to strengthen positions of Armenians in Garabagh.
(to be continued)
Source: http://karabakh-doc.azerall.info/ru/isegod/The_start_of_Garabagh_war.pdf
National press of Azerbaijan – 135 years
July 22 this year, Azerbaijan society celebrated 135 anniversary of the establishing the National Press of Azerbaijan. This Day in 1875 is a day of the beginning of activity of “Ekinchi” newspaper (“Plowman”), the first press in the country.
The founder of the named newspaper was visible educator Hasan bey Zardabi. This date is marked in Azerbaijan as the day of the National Press.
Economic and social development of Azerbaijan in the II half of XIX century, made the inevitable revival of the national press. Recognizing this inevitability, H.B.Zardabi addressed to the government and obtained permission to issue a newspaper, though it was him too hard. For the edition of newspaper he had to bring special Arabic fonts from Istanbul. Finally, after many difficulties and tortures, July 22, 1875 in Baku governor’s printing house was published the first number of the newspaper, in the subsequent publishing two times a month with a circulation of 300-400 copies. The first newspaper had only 56 editions and was published from July 22, 1875 to September, 1877. He played an irreplaceable role in the development of national press in Azerbaijan. “Ekinchi” was an educational newspaper. It was very popular among the intellectuals and ordinary people as well. Outstanding intellectuals and writers such as Najaf bey Abdurrahman, Asker aga Gorani, Sayid Azim Shirvani, Magomedtagi Alizadeh Shirvani, Haydar, Mirza Fatali Akhundov and others were regularly publishing their articles there.
But the road of “Ekinchi” was short. Tsarist Russia was frightened of a newspaper role in education of people, in their closer acquaintance with socio-political processes and, at last, banned its publication.
At the beginning of XX century the press was the main opposite force of the national liberation movement in Azerbaijan, served as one of the leading means of national awakening and consciousness. In 1905-1907 which are considered as the period of revival of the national political press, mass media have played the big role in increase of political and ideological activity of the Azerbaijan society. Such newspapers as “Shergi-rus”, “Hayat”, “Fiyuzat”, “Teze hayat”, “Shelale”, “Achig soz”, “Dirilik” and others made efforts for formation of national consciousness of the people.
In the past 135 years, the Azerbaijani press passed through different periods of regression and renaissance becoming a mirror of the society’s view on the processes. Strict party control over the press, numerous change of the Azerbaijan alphabet, attempt of russification of languages and other problems of the Soviet period, and also censorship commissioning in the first years of independence were serious obstacles on a way of development of the national press. But despite it, the Azerbaijan journalists and people of a feather created worthy samples of the letter.
A ban on censorship in 1998 gave serious impetus to the development of the press in Azerbaijan.
There are more than 4200 mass media organizations in the republic, including a number of different newspapers, television and radio broadcasting bodies, magazines, as well as Internet-newspapers, which are developing now.
The development of information technology made the Azerbaijani press a part of global information network. Azerbaijan Press Council prevented scattered publications and published Professional Code of Journalists.
Description of freedom of press and expression as a basic principle in the Constitution of Azerbaijan promoted the formation of media as a free and strong institution of the society. And Azerbaijani journalists became active participants of these processes.
Hikmet ALLAHVERDI
National Heroes of Azerbaijan
The anniversary washing by tears
His friends, relatives and friends gathered at the house where their family lives, to celebrate his 40 year-old anniversary. But unfortunately, this anniversary event is not from the ordinary – there is a not pleasant condition, no toasts, no raised glasses for the health of hero, not giving presents. No, only pleasant memoirs here sounded, and there were more many tears…
Asad Jalal oglu Akhmedov was born 40 years ago, July 15, 1970 in the Saral village of Pambeksk district of West Azerbaijan, named now Armenia. Having received secondary education in rural secondary schools, Asad went to the fifth professional-technical school in Baku. He started his career on a trade of the electrician.
In 1989, Akhmedov was called to active military service in the ranks of former Soviet Army, which took place in parts of the tank troops in Germany. After demobilization he returned to Baku, because it was not possible to return to the native land: by then the territory of Armenia was completely “cleansed” from local residents of Azerbaijani nationality. Moreover, the occupying forces of Armenia conducted large-scale military operations against Azerbaijan, fired at villages, killed and tortured the peaceful Azerbaijani population. Naturally, Asad, perfectly knowing the characteristic features of the Armenians and their habits could not stand aside of struggle for protection of the Native land against the Armenian aggression in any way. In March 1992, when the so-called “Armenian movement” for tearing away of Nagorno-Karabakh – a historical part of Azerbaijan – has turned into an undeclared war, A.Akhmedov has enrolled in National Army of Azerbaijan.
And immediately he went in Shusha, where the situation was extremely grave, and took an active part in the operations of Zarysly, Salatynkend and Turshsu settlements. Since then, Asad has demonstrated his present heroism in operation on releasing of 28 people who have been in captivity on approaches of Lachin district. But unfortunately, despite selflessness of Azerbaijan fighters, in May 1992, Shusha and Lachin districts were occupied by Armenian armed forces.
Asad Akhmedov bravely fought in the battles for the Shelley, Abdal, Gyulably, Gyullyudzha, Papravend villages of Agdam and Nakhchivanik village, located between Khojaly and Agdam and the notable loss has caused to the enemy. As commander of the battle tank, he showed courage in the liquidation of several enemy weapon emplacements, has put out of action a considerable quantity of military equipments of the Armenian forces.
July 31, after only 15 days of his birthday, which, of course, he could not celebrate in fierce battle for the Papravend village, Asad, resisting the enemy until the last minute, he died a hero’s death.
He was single. Alas, could not keep his promise to his beloved’s fast returning…
On February 5, 1993, Asad Jalal oglu Akhmedov was posthumously conferred the honorary title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan.
Corpse of A.Akhmedov is buried in the Alley of Martyrs in Baku.
One of the streets of Yasamal district of the capital is named after the hero.
Gadir NASIROV,
“Voice of Karabakh”
History of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
Armenian criminal tricks of 20 years ago
1990 was a year of considerable activation of the Armenian separative movement in the direction of the annexation of part of Azerbaijani territories. In a below-mentioned chronological material some of the facts of the Armenian criminal tricks (used data encyclopedia Institute for Human Rights of ANAS, “Crimes of Armenian terrorist and gangster formations against mankind (XIX-XXI centuries)”) are collected.
January 4, 1990 Armenian terrorist group blew up in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) bridge near the Askeran village and Agdam city. After 5 days, January 9, Armenian terrorists, led by Grachik Sarkisyan took in hostages of several Azerbaijanis from Shusha district of Azerbaijan.
On the same day, i.e, January 9, 1990 the Supreme Council of Armenia has confirmed the state plan for economic development of the republic for the current year, in which has been included and NK. By this decision, the Armenian government de jure and de facto confirmed its support for the Armenian terrorist and bandit organizations who commit massive crimes against the peace population in Nagorno-Karabakh part of Azerbaijan. According to Robert David, an Israeli journalist, “Nagorno-Karabakh became the first ulcer of a nationalist plague and from it the infection moved and went for a walk along the southern and western outskirts of the Union”. “Headquarters” of the Armenian terrorism is officially moved to Yerevan, coordination and a management of the military operations for the occupation of territories of Azerbaijan Republic whence were carried out.
As a result of intense armed attacks of the Armenian bearded men from terrorist organization “Dashnaksutun” using artillery and systems of mass destruction, 13 January 1990 is blocked the Kerki village of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan. January 15 armed troops of the Armenian terrorists landed in the Gushchu village of Khanlar (now Goygol) district, resulting in casualties among the civilian population.
In the night from 19 to 20 January 1990, Armenian armed troops occupied Kerki village of NAR of Azerbaijan. Armenian bands have attacked Sadarak village. Among the peace population were victims. Shells of heavy artillery and a system of mass destruction “Grad” regularly fired also other Azerbaijani villages of Nakhichivan. As a result of aggressive policy of Armenia have been cut railroad lines entering in due time in the All-Union network and highways, linking Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan and the latter was isolated from Azerbaijan, in other words, in the blockade.
In the same night in Baku, the capital of the republic, Russian armed forces under the Armenian scenario was made a real massacre, which resulted in killing 132 and injuring over 600, dozens were missing, more than 800 civilians is arrested, among the dead and wounded were many women, children, elderly people.
Five Azerbaijani citizens of Gedabey district were missing on January 30 as a result of unexpected attacks of Armenian terrorists, and a few days later the corpses of all five have been found in a disfigured condition in the territory of Armenia.
February 18, 1990 at the 105th kilometer of the Yevlakh-Lachin road, Armenians carried out explosion in the shuttle bus following by Shusha-Baku flight. 13 people are wounded. According to the French press, by the end of January Armenian terrorist organization “Dashnaksutun” made active efforts on gathering of the money resources intended for the purchase of weapons. Together with the weapon in the mountainous part of Karabakh in Azerbaijan as “volunteers” sent criminals. According to available data for this period, only the Armenian community in France after the passage of corresponding preparation on the territory of Azerbaijan was sent more than 400 terrorists.
February 23, 1990 the decision of the Central election committee of the Armenian SSR in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh part of Azerbaijan have formed 12 election districts on elections of deputies to the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR. The given decision is unprecedented in world practice, when one state makes the decision and holds in territory of other state an election in the parliament. This fact – the next proof of direct participation of the government of Armenia in occupational actions of the Armenian terrorist and gangster formations which are carrying out installation of “Dashnaktsutun”. It is noteworthy that Armenia, at all does not recognize its participation in the conflict.
March 24, 1990 well-armed Armenian gangs attacked the villages of Gazakh district of Azerbaijan, after opening fire from a system of mass destruction “Grad”. Among the civilians there were many victims.
Between the Getavan and Chyaryaktar villages of Agdere district of Azerbaijan July 11, 1990 terrorist attack on the military detail, followed by the army dress civil convoys into the Kelbajar city. As a result, 3 killed and 23 people are wounded. The investigation revealed that the terrorist act has been committed by residents of Khankendi – Arkady Ayriyan on a nickname Napoleon and Samvel Babayan, – members of a local faction of the international Armenian terrorist organization “Dashnaksutun”.
August 10, 1990, Armenian terrorists blew up a passenger bus, following by a Tbilisi-Agdam route. 20 dead, 30 people are wounded. This same group of criminals planned committing of explosion in an Agdam-Tbilisi bus on July 17, 991. The terrorists were detained. The organizer of the crime – A.M.Avanesyan on May 27, 1992, has been sentenced by the decision of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan to an extreme penalty – execution, another member of the group – M.M. Tatevosyan – to 15 years imprisonment. Similar methods used subversion and members of the Armenian terrorist organization “Armenian National Army” (ANA) used also some thousand gangsters-bearded men.
According to the “Red Star” newspaper for July 31, 1990, ANA disposed not only staffs, armouries, the educational centers, but even tribunals. Whether on a question of the Moscow journalist “Do you have a death penalty in the army?” the chairman of a council of war has answered with a ghost of a smile: “We have no death penalty. But we have thought up terrible punishment. Guilty we hand over several grenades and send it to the territory of Azerbaijan”. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia on August 10, 1990, the republic has several gangster formations and groups with an aggregate number nearby 10,000 people: “The Armenian National Army” (ANA) – 5000 thousand bearded men, terrorist groups, “David Sassoon”, “The Avengers” (Vretaruner), “The Court of Armenians” (Aydat), neutral units, national union “Mush”, officially registered armed groups of the Armenian Liberation Movement (ALM). Organisation ALM was founded in 1991 in France co-operates with the ASALA and pursues a policy according to ideological matters of “Dashnaksutun”. The headquarters is located in Yerevan. The leaders and active members of the organisation ALM: Ashot Seredzh Agababayan, Norayr Zurabian, Arthur Malkhasyan.
Summer of 1990. Despite the decree of USSR President M.Gorbachev of the disarmament of illegal armed formations, the Armenian terrorist groups continue to bloody crimes in the territory of Azerbaijan against civilians. From the memoirs O.Chetenova, a Russian officer, and senior lieutenant: “It is terrible to see the old man, crawling on his knees on the hearth and collected in bucket pieces of the body of his brother. Women with the cut throat, a baby with the head smashed by a butt. In the brain a continuous plenty carried by accordingly: Khatyn, Oradour, and Lidice. But put them in a small number of Azerbaijani Baganis-Ayrim village I could not, because the picture appearing before my eyes, was much awful”.
Three Azerbaijani brothers Suleymanov, going by car GAZ-53 from Lachin, September 8, 1990 were in Khojavend district attacked by Armenian terrorists in an ambush. Two brothers were killed and one was seriously injured.
Azerbaijani law enforcement bodies in November 1990 exposed and disarmed Armenian terrorist group. It included residents of the Echmiadzin district of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan, H.Ohanian, A.Grigoryan. The Group was established in Armenia as a terrorist organization “Ekrapa”, following an ideological course “Dashnaksutun”. The group is sent to Azerbaijan to commit terrorist acts and sabotage.
As a result of the terrorist attack, perpetrated by Armenian criminals, November 20, 1990, two residents of the Lachin district of Azerbaijan were killed and one wounded. According to the Russian officer, Fleet Admiral V.N.Chernavina to normalcy on the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan it is necessary to stop the terrorist and extremist attacks of Armenian bearded, cease all forms and types of violence against civilians. Russian officer with alarm marks: “This year (1990 – edi.) in the territory of Armenia took shape organizational-militarized groups (“army”), which are armed with military small arms, rockets and artillery systems, which they took away DOSAAF units, MIA and Soviet troops… The Government of the Armenian SSR was obliged to take measures on prohibition of bands, their complete disarmament and liquidation of armouries, to propagandize among the population inadmissibility of violent measures in the decision of any questions. However, this did not happen”. According to the “Red Star” newspaper on December 7, 1990, “in Armenia at full speed being formed national military formations”.
A group of Armenian terrorists led by Samvel Babayan and A.Ayrumyan, between Jamilli and Kosalar stations of Askeran district killed three Azerbaijanis on December 15, 1990. S.Babayan, was arrested in 1992, and exchanged for Azerbaijani prisoners. S.Babayan in 1993-1999 was the minister of defense of self-proclaimed “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”.
Prepared for publication
G.AHMEDAGALI
Column’s editor
United States depends on the Armenian diaspora?
All over the world there was not unreasonable opinion that settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict directly depends on one of two superpowers of our planet – the USA. And here from what, more truly on whom America depends – the answer to this question is rather strange and even a little ridiculous.
Though also it seems improbable, but nevertheless the fact that this superpower number one depends from … the American Armenian lobby! The events connected with the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict and events for last decades, have completely proved this abnormal reality. And today the U.S. government is in a depressed, miserable as before that “monster” under the name of the Armenian diaspora.
In early July of this year, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is visited both in Azerbaijan, and Armenia. And contrary to all expectations, the visit turned out to be, one might say, a disaster, because couldn’t bring even scanty plus in negotiating, in short, more like a tourist trip. But here she was obviously insincere, because it would be truer to say: “the Armenian diaspora does not allow America to resolve the Karabakh conflict”. And not only that. Mrs. Clinton did not finish that, under pressure of the Armenian diaspora of the USA provides the unrecognized separatist regime of annual increase of financial aid, did not finish, that the Armenian diaspora does not allow the U.S. Congress to repeal 907 Amendment to the “Freedom Support Act”, which was unfairly accepted under its pressure. And for pleasure to diaspora, she have visited Memorial of victims of the “Genocide of Armenians”, while her country did not recognize this “genocide”? Madam Secretary during her visit confessed, “The U.S. can not resolve the Karabakh conflict”.
By the way, it would be desirable to remind readers the maintenance of the given amendment to be convinced of its absurdity: “The help of the U.S. … can not be provided to the Government of Azerbaijan until the President determines and will report to Congress that the Government of Azerbaijan is taking demonstrable steps to cease all blockades and other offensive use of force against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh”. First, in the document Azerbaijan from the victim of aggression was turned into an aggressor, that is, congressmen changed their positions on Armenia and Azerbaijan. Second, Azerbaijan never attacked neither Armenia, nor the Nagorno-Karabakh, and the undeclared war waged against the first it was the second. Third, Armenia is not in a state of blockade, it is enough out to Iran, where, in addition to air routes, it receives all the necessary (including weapons and ammunition). And then, what “clever man” can climb up to the head, that being at war with Armenia, Azerbaijan will carry out any relations with the country-aggressor?
And the Armenian lobby too spoiled by America, already almost doesn’t operate this country. Unless it is not ridiculous, it not allows solving a question of appointment of the U.S. ambassador in Azerbaijan? Not you see how long lasts the confirmation of Metyu Bryza, the former cochairman of the OSCE Minsk Group of America candidates on the given post, presented to the Congress by the president Barack Obama?
How now to convince itself that the U.S. does not depend on the Armenian American diaspora?
Information for readers!
Continuation of the article F. Tsertzvadze “Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh” and excerpts from the book of Samuel A.Weems “Armenia: secrets of the terrorist “Christian” country” can read in in the next issue of the newspaper.