ACTUAL QUOTE
Rasim LJAJIĆ,
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister:
“We support the soonest settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Serbia has always supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. At the same time, we thank Azerbaijan for the step taken towards the protection of the territorial integrity of Serbia in the Kosovo problem. We have supported the candidacy of Azerbaijan, not Slovenia to the UN Security Council”.
From the statement during the visit to Baku, November 26-27, 2012
Cemil CICEK,
Chairman of Turkish Parliament:
“Turkey and Azerbaijan are friendly and fraternal countries. Azerbaijan is the most important country of the Caucasus. The development of Turkey-Azerbaijan relations may have a great role in the establishment of peace and stability in the Caucasus, Caucasus, including Karabakh problem is in one of the major places in Turkey’s foreign policy. Unfortunately, 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s territories have been occupied by Armenians. Turkey is declaring this injustice and occupation on all levels and making efforts to ensure the return of our Azerbaijani brothers to their native lands. Establishment of peace in the Caucasus depends on the elimination of this unjust occupation. Actually, this is not new for us. This has been Turkey’s position since the Azerbaijani territories were occupied”.
From the statement of the press in Baku, November 26, 2012
Ian BIGGS,
Australian Ambassador to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia:
“I have visited Azerbaijan and is aware of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and the situation on refugees and IDPs in the country. Australia recognizes Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and supports peaceful negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict within international law”.
From the statement at a meeting with representatives of the Azerbaijani and Turkish communities in Australia, Sydney, November 28, 2012
VIII meeting of the Eurasian ISLAMIC COUNCIL:
“We deem it our duty to call on the international community to fulfill its humane duties, all religious organizations irrespective of their faith to help ensure peace and security in order to achieve ceasing of bloodshed of Muslims in the Middle East, Syria and Palestine, occupation of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno Karabakh region by Armenia. Not only politicians, but also every honest man bear the responsibility for this issue. We call on the world community to take steps arising from this responsibility”.
VIII of the final declaration of the summit of the Eurasian Islamic Council, Istanbul, November 23, 2012
Armenians about Armenians
Robert ARAKELOV
KARABAKH DIARY
(beginning in the previous issues)
FICTIONS LIKE THE PHENOMENA “KARABAKH”
On 19 June N. Narimanov, M. Mdivani, A. Mikoyan and A. Nuridzhanyan sent a telegram to G. Chicherin where they informed about improvement of dashnak army and its lucks in the Caucasus and Gadabay. Copy of the telegram was sent to G. Orjonikidze in Vladikavkaz and there were also the following lines: “Armenians factually appear in war position with Azerbaijan. And about as if doubtful Zangazur and Karabakh where have already been included into structure of Soviet Azerbaijan, we categorically state that these lands absolutely must be under control of Azerbaijan” (Telegram of N. Narimanov, M. Mdivani, A. Mikoyan, A. Nuridzhanyan to G. Chicherin. 19.06.1920 // State Archive of Azerbaijani Republic). G. Chicherin, being worried of that the authoritative Bolsheviks from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia who used to work in Caucasus, show resistance to politics of the Center, sent a letter to Political bureau of CC RCP on 22 June, 1920 with complaint on “indiscipline of Azerbaijani misters and increasing contradiction between them and the politics of CC”. According to his consideration, transformation of the disputable lands to Azerbaijan where were occupied by Russia, would make agreement with Armenia impossible (Letter of National Commissar for foreign affairs G. Chicherin to Political bureau of CC RCP. 22.06.1920).Chicherin’s logic interests us here. He explains to Lenin: “still Russia doesn’t give these lands to Armenians not to offend Tatars. When there’s condition for sovietization of Georgia and Armenia, then all these problems will be solved themselves.” (G. Chicherin’s answer to V. Lenin’s question. June, 1920 // RGASPH). Only the following moment stays clear from numerous explanatory writings of Chicherin to Lenin, Orjonikidze, Narimanov: he kept Karabakh as a little coin and planned to use it as a trap in negotiations with Armenia.
(to be continued)