TOPICAL QUOTE
Terry DAVIS, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
«I have been to Azerbaijan several times and always feel pleasure from all my visits to this country. I always feel respect towards me from the people. I am very interested in the rich culture of Azerbaijan and will visit museums, historical monuments and get familiarised history of Azerbaijani nation. I love this nation and highly appreciate its position with regard to ethnic minorities”
From the meeting with journalists in COE office in Baku, 25 November
Abdullah GUL, President of Turkey
“The economy, military power and democracy develop in Azerbaijan. It gives additional opportunity to Azerbaijan in the solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Turkey does everything for the resolution of the conflict by peaceful means. Occupied territories should be released and IDP’s should return to their homes. As in all other questions, Turkey supports the just position of Azerbaijan in the regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict
Statement from the meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Republic, 5 November, 2008.
Nicolas SARKOZY, President of France
“The year 2009 is going to be exceptional and expedient for the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and in order to achieve the settlement of the conflict this occasion is to be taken advantage of. Standing by Azerbaijan as a Co-Chairman of the Minsk group, France will make every effort for the achievement of the peaceful and fair settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. France is willing to have his own investment in that positive development, and in a broader sense, France intends to share any assistance directed to the transformation of the Caucasus into a peaceful and progressive zone.
From the letter to the President of Azerbaijan Republic, 28 November 2008
Dennis SAMMUT, Executive Director of the British organization LINKS
«The Moscow declaration may be useful only if followed by fast and real changes. If within the next 12 months progress observed e.g. return of lands to Azerbaijan, return of displaced population and improvement of relations in the region, only then we may say the Moscow declaration has become the beginning of the process. If nothing happens during the next year, then this declaration will be nothing more that a piece of paper.
Form the Interview to Day.az, November 4, 2008
Lazăr COMANESCU, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs
“We see Azerbaijan as an important partner and stable energy supplier. Romania supports the solution of all frozen conflicts, including the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the framework of territorial integrity.
From the Statement during his visit to Baku on November 14, 2008
Sada CUMBER, U.S.Envoy to Organization of the Islamic Conference
“Inter confessional and intercultural relations in Azerbaijan are in a very satisfactory level. Azerbaijan can be proud of the religious tolerance in the country”
From the statement during the visit to Azerbaijan, Baku, 21 November 2008
Georgians about Armenians
Feliks TSERTSVADZE
TO STOP STREAMS OF LIE AND HYPOCRISY
(beginning in previous issues)
CHAPTER EIGHT
AFTERWORD
Young Turkish revolution brought Armenian representatives, Pasdermadjan, Kachaznuni, Vramyan, and Papazyan to the Turkish Parliament in Istanbul (Constantinople) in 1909. After six years, in 1915, they more than ‘thanked’ the Turkish authorities by leading the revolt in Van and by destroying tens of thousands of Muslims.
Panturkism emerged in 1923 and had a limited influence and did not remain for long. ArP (reminder: ArP is Armenian Propoganda – ed) widely uses this term when reporting 1915-1916 events, once again deceiving the world community, as it is stupid and impossible to interpret the events of 1915 as ‘panturkism’ if ‘panturkism’ did not yet exist at that time. Russian speaking apologists of ArP are also amenable to this ‘disease of lie.’
Armenian Sufferings – the concept was first embedded into usage by an Armenian bishop from Istanbul, Varjapetyan, who was invited for conversation to Russian General Staff during negotiations with Turks in San-Stefano in 1878. Orally reporting the thesis on ‘the Armenian sufferings,’ Varjapetyan had to admit: “for the previous year, Armenians cannot complain about Turkish administration and they would prefer to remain under the Ottoman rule… however, something has changed when we found out that some Eastern provinces could be annexed to Russia…” Meanwhile, Varjapetyan not only was not guided by opinions of the Armenian assembly in Turkey regarding so-called ‘Armenian sufferings,’ but also kept ignorant Armenian population itself, who did not take any part in Varjapetyan’s verbal exercises and who did not authorize the bishop for such statements. Nevertheless, the above-mentioned concept was launched and started discussion of the notorious Armenian issue since then up to date.
Centuries-old martyrdom is another myth, ArP imposed on the world community. Actually, Armenians in Turkey lived calmly and peacefully, nobody was oppressing them. They were prospering and did not have specific political ambitions. They were domineering in financial and trade fields of the Ottoman Empire. Many of them had quite high-ranking positions. The problems of Armenians started when they launched well-known scheme of provocation-repression-agitation and since 1880, they started provocations and agitations against legal authorities, which grew into a violent armed struggle and a protracted civil war, as a result of which, they left Turkey and fell onto Azerbaijanis’ shoulders, with who they have been at war hitherto.
Now, let us turn to some peculiarities, which have accompanied the life of Armenian nation since 1375 (loss of the remains of its statehood) up till now. Below is a short description of periods:
– 1375-1880 tranquility and prosperity within the empire as well as in the Diaspora;
– 1880-1921 revolts and civil war over territories;
-1921-1975 territories occupied. Lull.
-1975-1988 terror in the Diaspora, preparation for war over new territories in Armenian SSR.
-1988-1994 revolts, terror, ethnic cleansing and civil war over Karabakh territory.
– 1994-2008 another usual lull.
(to be continued)
Filipp BOBKOV, Army General
KGB and Authority
(beginning in previous issue)
It appeared that all three were members of an illegal nationalist party, with the goal of struggle against Soviet system, consequently, against Moscow. They decided to revenge the Russians, did not matter who exactly, women, children, the elderly, most importantly they were Russians.
… The theory of exceptionality of the Armenian nation had been suggested to the population of the Republic since young ages. For instance, in school-books for 7th – 8th graders of high schools, there was a question ‘in the capitals of which states are there Armenian schools?’ and immediately it appeared that in the capital of the USSR, there was no such school, whereas in some foreign countries there were. Among the participants of the organization ‘Young guard,’ fighting against the Hitlerite during occupation period, only Jora Arutyunyants was mentioned. Other names, even of the leaders of the organization, were omitted. When it was spoken about famous Soviet musicians, painters, cultural and scientific workers, as a rule, only Armenian names were mentioned. Naturally, as a result, the Dashnak propaganda set on a fertile soil.
When in Armenia, I spoke with Demirchyan regarding this issue. Our long and hard conversation ended with nothing, the leader of Communist Party of Armenia stubbornly stated: ‘Nothing terrible is happening here!’ The day before departure, I met with him again and cited new facts on the intrusion of the Dashnaks into the territory of the republic. Demirchyan reacted differently. In the next plenum of Central Committee of the party of the republic, he called upon the communists for fight against Dashnak influence, however, there was no further step taken after this formal action, except for several publications, hardly ever published. For inhabitants of Nagorno-Karabakh, this inaction turned into trouble.
Realizing that in the country going though perestroika (restructuring), certain changes are unavoidable, under the influence of the nationalistic propaganda, extremist elements arose again. In Armenia, a committee ‘Karabakh’ was established. It was this committee that organized a million-people demonstration on the central square of Yerevan, demanding annexation of Nagorniy Karabakh to Armenia.
In two trans-Caucasian republics, the situation was getting strained: in Yerevan, there were crowded meetings directed against Azerbaijan, in Nagorniy Karabakh, extremist attitude was growing, in Baku, outbreak was ripening – people were ready to support Azerbaijani interests. One spark was enough for an explosion. Sumgait events became such a spark.
Unlike other cities of Azerbaijan, where it was possible to manage passions and to avoid public demonstrations, in Sumgait, no less than five thousand inhabitants gathered in front of the city committee. The tension reached its culmination when Azerbaijanis having fled from Kafan region of Armenia came to the square and told about disorder committed by Armenians in the regions mostly populated by Azerbaijanis. The coals were further blown by a speech in an Armenian television by a poet, Sylvia Kaputikyan, with a story about her meeting with M.S. Gorbachev; then, news from Yerevan about the statement by the major military prosecutor of Soviet army,A.N.Katusev, who said that he was aware of two dead in Azerbaijan and, according to the information he had, there was no Armenian among them. Being smart, resolute and quite diplomatic, Katusev could not omit such a statement in front of a raged crowd on Yerevan square.
… National swagger had a destructive influence on the development of neighbor relations and was stimulating confrontational actions. Karabakh was ripening as well. I think some famous and respected people did not even think that their loud statements and public speeches could bring to such severe consequences.
For example, it appeared from the press that Aganbegyan, an academician, being in Paris, in a meeting with residents of an Armenian block, stated that as if the problem of Nagorniy Karabakh would be soon resolved and this area on the territory of Azerbaijan would be annexed to Armenia. At those times, Agabegyan was close with Gorbachev, and abroad he was perceived as a person reflecting the views of the Secretary General of SC of KPSU. Naturally, this message got to all Armenian Diaspora in no time, and reached Armenia and Azerbaijan. From now on, Agabegyan – who sparkled the Karabakh fire first – became a nominal figure for the Azerbaijanis.
(to be continued)
Hell in the world – Armenian capture
Person, who went to Paradise, having come from Hell
(Extracts from a documentary narrative with the same title by G.Nasirov about nightmarish treatment towards Azerbaijanis in Armenian capture)
(beginning in previous issues)
Azer: It was another freezing day. In the morning, they served us nothing for breakfast. After a while, several Armenians came to us and demanded to take off everything. It was clear that nothing good could be expected – they would either beat us, or do some other operation on us. They took us naked into the yard and put us in a rank. Snow that started the evening before still was falling. The frost was cutting like a knife. We all were trembling of frost and could not stop our teeth from chattering. Each was given a shovel and was commanded to clean the snow in the yard. One of our captives, if I am not mistaken he was from Sumgayit, refused to obey.
“So what if we are captives. You make unbelievable tortures. To make somebody to do such work naked is out of any notion of humanity. Even the wildest animals do not treat a human being like this,” – said the guy, shivering from cold and excessive rage.
Armenian officer approached him, put the muzzle of a gun to his temple and shot… After this, we started to work silently…
In the evening, they served us something like cereal. My cellmate (I cannot remember his name as hard as I try) said it was oilcake cereal. We ‘dined’ with oilcake cereal greedily. The next day, we were again taken out barefooted to clean snow. It was impossible to stand on one place; we were jumping from foot to foot; all were coughing. Two Armenians with truncheons approached the officer. The officer said nothing, just gestured with his head. Truncheons started their job. Screams and moans were reaching the seventh heaven. After ‘truncheon’ breakfast, we were ordered to clean the snow. Can a soul remain in a body after such ‘truncheon training?’ Two of ours fell on ground. Ilgar and I rushed to lift them up. The bastards did not let us. Those miserable remained there for several hours. By the evening, the Armenians dragged their frozen bodies somewhere…
After cleaning snow, they ran another unseen ‘experiment’ on us. Having placed us in a rank, they commanded to gather cigarette butts from the ground like pecking hens. Bending and rising, we had to carry out this offensive command…
Azer continues his story thoughtfully and with difficulty: “we have seen there so many appalling things that even death became usual for us. One day they came and announced that the next day people from the international ‘Red Cross’ would come. They warned that ‘if you tell them about beating and the like, blame yourselves for consequences. Tell them that you are treated well and fed three times a day.’
Only that evening, they fed us well. The next day, representatives of the ‘Red Cross’ came. They brought us clothes and food. We did not tell them anything, but they themselves saw our condition.
As soon as the guests left, the Armenians took away provisions they brought. Moreover, they kept us hungry for two days. Afterwards, we understood that the rascals were preparing another ‘performance.’
After two days’ hunger, the captives were taken outside and placed in a rank. In front of us, there were two vertical sticks with flags on them – our national flag and theirs. Not far from them, there was a boiling copper on a fire. Tasty smell of meal was spreading around. Hungry, exhausted people. When you feel the smell of food your mouth is watering.
The Armenian officer, who was close to the flags, with his hands crossed behind, made a sign to his soldiers. I thought they would start to beat us again. But, I guess, I was mistaken. The soldiers distributed an aluminum plate to each of us. Is it a bad omen or did the Armenians get pity and will let us eat? But there was something about the flags placed next to each other. Marching in front of us boastfully, that officer said: “I know you have been hungry for two days. Ours were busy and did not feed you. But now I will feed you to satiety with a tasteful soup. Having eaten hot soup, you can get warmer in this freezing weather. But I have one condition. The only person who will get to eat is the one who will spit onto the flag of Azerbaijan and will kiss our flag. Otherwise… Now, who wants to eat step forward, please!”
For a while nobody moved. Holding a plate, we were looking at the boiling copper with disappointment. What to do, we were starving and wanted to eat. But how could we spit onto our flag? How to let a captive who survived so far with dignity to commit disgrace for one time food? We were in a dead-alley. Suddenly Ilgar stepped forward and marched towards flags proudly. I wondered what he had planned. Anyway, we knew that Ilgar would do something unordinary as usual.
Ilgar stopped in front of our flag, turned and looked at us. God, what a look it was! As if he was saying to us: brethren, it is better to die of hunger than to live with disgrace; don’t be dishonored! Then, he kneed down in front of our flag, put its corner onto his lips and then his eyes. Then he suddenly stood up and approached the Armenian flag. He moved so fast as if he was late for some place. He took the corner of the Armenian flag and spit on it, then tore it down, threw under his feet and started to trample on it.
The Armenians, lost for a while of the unexpected scene, suddenly woke up and in no time attacked Ilgar. All were beating him at the same time. One of them dealt a powerful blow with a piece of reinforcement. Ilgar fell on ground. We knew if he were still alive those rogues would kill him this time.
Tired of beating, Armenians left Ilgar’s motionless body alone for a moment. One of “diga”s, not calmed after all these tortures, brought submachine gun into a state of readiness and targeted Ilgar’s temple. A command made by the officer with a loud voice stopped the soldier. Later, another captive who spoke Armenian translated the officer’s words: ‘wait, such death to this filthy Turk for today’s behavior would be very forgiving. Make such tortures that he begs us to kill him. Now, take him away…!’ Two Armenian soldiers grasped Ilgar’s arms dragged him into a cell…
After this striking ‘scene,’ I never saw Ilgar again…”
On Sumgayit’s avenue of martyrs, as if of soldiers ranked before a battle, there are eternal signs of our sons, who sacrificed their lives for Motherland – their grave stones… One of these stones differs from the rest: there is Azerbaijan’s three-colored flag engraved on it… This grave stone belongs to Ilgar, who went to the PARADISE, having returned from the hell in this world… He would be 50 years old this year, if he were alive…
P.S. Forgive me, Ilgar, I could not say all what you deserve, although it is not deliberate. You, who sacrificed your life for us, for Motherland, for our holy Flag, forgive us, left behind, for not having been able to be worthy of your heroism and that of other martyrs – our lands still remain under the Armenian occupation. But let your soul stay in peace, we will surely fight back our lands, as well as your native region Jabrayil.
Samuel Weems
SECRETS OF A “CHRISTIAN” TERRORIST STATE ARMENIA
The Armenian Great Deception Series – Volume I
(onset in previous issues)
The Second Chapter
Who has better claim to the lands of modern-day turkey – great civilizations of the past or Armenia?
It is interesting to read where Professor Hovannissian reveals the fact the Armenians had been proposing “schemes” since 1905 to take Ottoman lands: “… In 1917 they continued to adopt various ‘schemes` as to what specific Ottoman lands would belong to Armenia». During the winter of 1918, the Communist Russia Government “…recognized the right of the Ottoman Empire to reoccupy Turkish Armenia and to extend into Kars, Ardahan, and Batum».
The Armenians were outraged. Why? After all, the Ottoman Turks had occupied these lands for more than five years. The Turks sent their army to take possession of this territory. The reason for this quick action is, as Professor Hovannissian states, “…Turks were being murdered and the Ottomans stated that Armenian bands had perpetrated atrocities against Muslims in the occupied Eastern vilayets».
There can be no question but that Armenia used the excuse, because they claimed to be Christians, that they should eliminate the nonbelieving Muslims. After all, Muslims believed in God differently than they did – thus it was their Christian duty to kill off the Muslims. However, when the Ottomans defended themselves from the disloyal Armenians, they were accused of committing a terrible genocide. At least that is what the Armenians alleged while they were coveting their neighbors` lands.
It is past time for the Christians of the world to examine each Armenian statement and learn for themselves if what they claim is nothing more than a shop-worn tale told for no other reason than to fleece and deceive the Christian world out of mega-millions of dollars. It just Isn’t fair or honest for Armenians to claim they are doing the work of Jesus Christ in their tiny land while carrying out terrorist activities in the name of their state.
Chapter Three:
Armenia Founded As A Dictatorship Armenia Didn’t Become A Republic By A Vote Of The People
As the dust began to settle after World War I, a tiny group of Armenians claimed a small mountainous region of Russia and called themselves a “republic». In truth, this tiny band of individuals, was nothing more than a dictatorship. As Hovannissian stated: “There, in the midst of lawlessness and anguish, they endeavored without the benefit of pre-existing ruling apparatus or traditions to create the foundations of governmental). Hovannissian also noted “there was no `industrial` or `commercial` center within the country».
(to be continued)
National Heroes of Azerbaijan
Security officer, lawyer, hero
In a warm July day of 1993, somebody knocked on the door of the Aliyevs. For unknown reasons, Shahriyar ad Nigar started to cry at that moment. Suddenly Aghalar, Nadir’s colleague, came in. Grandmother Samargand, not understanding why her grandchildren were crying, could not calm them down. As if the kids sensed that the uncle came with bad news. It appeared that the children’s foreboding was not groundless. After a while, a coffin with the body of the crying children’s father in it was brought in…
Aliyev Nadir Alish oglu was born on July 30, 1962, in the village of Aliagali, Aghdam, Azerbaijan. Nadir graduated from a high school and the Aliyevs moved to Baku. In 1981, N. Aliyev graduated with distinction from Baku Polytechnic Vocational School and went to the military service in the former Soviet army, in the city of Leninsk, Kazakhstan. Having served his term, he returned to his country and started to work in Baku Management of Tunnel Construction. Having successfully passed entrance examinations, in 1984, Nadir entered Faculty of Law, Baku State University (BSU).
However, it seems that the destiny took him to his oldest wish. Since childhood Nadir had wished to become a security officer. After sophomore year at BSU, N.Aliyev with a group of students was sent to Moscow for study at the Higher School of the Committee of State Security (KGB) named after F.E.Dzerjinskiy, from which he graduated in 1991. In 1993, he completed his unfinished study at BSU and became a security official and a lawyer.
Since 1991 being in the military service under Ministry of National Security (MNS) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in 1991 N. Aliyev had worked in Mardakert (at present Aghdere) regional branch of MNS; in 1992, he was appointed a senior agent in Aghdere regional branch of MNS. These were the times of the notorious Armenian ‘movement’ for annexation of Nagorniy Karabakh to Armenia, which later grew into an unannounced war of Armenia against Azerbaijan.
In the period of high peak of military actions in the region of Aghdere, N.Aliyev, who loved his Motherland and experienced deep sorrow for his innocent people, voluntarily submitted a rapport for re-appointing him to the front line. In times of work and military service, he gained love and respect of local population in the region, demonstrated best characteristics of a law enforcement employee and an agent. As a senior agent Nadir did his best in guaranteeing safety of residents of Aghdam, Shusha, Aghdere, and Aghjebedi regions.
Taking an active part in military operations in the village of Sirkhavand, Aghdere, within the detachment of special assignment of MNS, he demonstrated courage and personal bravery. After the Armenian occupation of Aghdere region, N.Aliyev was transferred to Aghdam branch of MNS.
July 22, 1993… Bloody battles over the village of Giyasli of Aghdam region. As always, in this battle as well, Nadir distinguished for his bravery and served an example for his fellow soldiers. But he did not know that it was his last battle. N.Aliyev heroically died while offering resistance to the enemy until the last moment.
With a decree by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated October 9, 1994, Nadir Alish oglu Aliyev is posthumously awarded an honorable title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.
In the Aliyevs’ family, there is a growing up son and a daughter, who were mourning their beloved father 15 years ago…
Gadir NASIROV,
“Voice of Karabakh”
State attributes of Azerbaijan
Tricolor flag of country of fire
One of the state symbols of the Republic of Azerbaijan is its tricolor flag, consisting of three equal in width horizontal lines: the upper is blue, the middle is red, and the lower is green. On the red line, there is a white crescent and a white eight-pointed star.
For the first time, the flag was officially adopted as a state symbol 90 years ago, on November 9, 1918. According to the research of IA APA, the idea of tricolor was suggested by one of the ideologists of independence of the republic, Ali bey Huseynzade, and this flag was first raised 90 years ago, on the above-mentioned date with the decision of the government of Azerbaijani Democratic Republic (ADR). After the fall of ADR on April 28, 1920, and the declaration of the soviet rule in Azerbaijan, the flag was rejected.
For the whole period of existence of the USSR, there was a strict prohibition not only on the usage, but also on the storage of the flag. However, nevertheless, certain facts are known regarding the tricolor flag and are worthy of attention. In 1956, a citizen Jahid Hilaloglu, openly declaring his hatred to the existing regime, raised tricolor flag over the Maiden Tower (Qiz Qalasi). For such behavior, J.Hilaloglu was sentenced to four years of imprisonment. Chingiz Abdullayev, who helped him, was placed in a psychiatric clinic. On May 28, 1952, the ADR Day, celebrated by Azerbaijani emigrants in Germany, Mammad Emin Resulzade, the believed founder of ADR, the author of a famous phrase ‘A flag once raised will never drop,’ raised the tricolor flag and addressed the participants that who could be trusted to take it to Azerbaijan. One of the participants, Gulmirza Baghirov took upon this responsibility and in 70s of the previous century, wrapping it around his spouse, brought it to Motherland. On January 20, 1990, during the bloodshed in Baku by the soldiers of 920th Army of the former USSR, the flag was raised on the roof of G.Baghirov’s house in the settlement of Mashtaga. Rasulzade’s above-mentioned phrase was confirmed in the beginning of people’s liberation movement in late 80s of XX century. The tricolor flag was raised on the central square of Baku as a sign of protest against the soviet regime. On November 17, 1990, with the decision by Supreme Assembly of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (SA NAR), the tricolor flag was adopted as a state flag of the Autonomous Republic. Moreover, SA NAR submitted a petition to the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan SSR to recognize the tricolor flag as an official symbol of Azerbaijani state. On February 5, 1991, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan reviewed the petition and adopted a law on “State flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan.” Since then the flag has obtained a historical status of a state attribute of Azerbaijan and became a symbol of honour and pride for every Azerbaijani.
Thousands of sons and daughters of Azerbaijan sacrificed their lives or their future for the flag of Azerbaijan. Being in captivity of Armenians, our compatriot Ilgar Mehdiyev knowingly accepted death by bravely refusing to carry out Armenians’ command to kiss the flag of Armenia and disgrace the flag of Azerbaijan doing it vice versa. It was repeated impudent and demonstrative insult to Azerbaijani flag by an Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan and his other compatriot that pushed Ramil Safarov, one of the most disciplined, well-educated, brave officers of Azerbaijan, who chose as their life credo to protect their banner, the flag – the symbol of state, dignity, and honour of their people, to crime, ruining his promising military career and dooming him for a life behind bars.
Honour and glory of the flag of the country is supported by each citizen of the republic, as well as on a state level. An obvious example is a signed order by the President of Azerbaijan, according to which, a square of the state flag is being constructed in Baku.
What do the colors of and the crescent and eight-pointed star on the Azerbaijani flag represent? Regarding the colors, in archive documents, one can find interpretation, according to which, the blue represents Turkish origin of Azerbaijani people, the red indicates modernization of the society and development of democracy and the green demonstrates the affiliation with Islamic civilization. Regarding the crescent, majority came to an agreement that it represents peoples’ affiliation with Islamic belief system. When it comes to the eight-pointed star, here exist different opinions. One of them relates it to the spelling of ‘Azerbaijan’ in the old alphabet, where it consists of eight letters. According to the second one, the eight-pointed star means ‘eight doors of the Paradise;’ the other view relates the number eight to Shiism. According to the existing classification, five-pointed star symbolizes Christianity, six-pointed star – Judaism, seven-pointed star – Sunnism, eight pointed star – Shiism, nine-pointed star – Bahaism. There is another view that eight-pointed star personifies the Sun, the source of life and energy. But the most grounded and logical view seems that ‘in defining the principles of the state, Rasulzade relied on eight principles: Turkism, Islamism, Modernity, statehood, democracy, equality, being Azerbaijani, and culture.’
Most importantly, the 90 years old tricolor flag of Azerbaijan with crescent and eight-pointed star in the middle will now always have a status of the state attribute of the Republic of Azerbaijan – the country of fire, and serve as a source of grace, pride, adoration, spiritual strength for each Azerbaijani individual anywhere on the planet.
G.ZEYNALOGLU,
“Voice of Karabakh”
Dark Pages of History
Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia
The History clearly indicates the fact of constant Armenian desire to bring about their mythical dream of creating so called “Greater Armenia”.
We have written about parts of the Armenian activities, and would continue writing as ongoing events are very broad to be able to cover all within couple of articles or even a book.
To satisfy this very Armenian whim, the perpetrators have always pursued the tactics of ethnical cleansing on the territory of Western Azerbaijan which is called nowadays Armenia. This cleansing has started back in the beginning of twentieth century.
This time, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of deportation of Azerbaijanis we would like to remind the readers about the fact of expulsion of local Azerbaijanis from Armenia. There were several factors affecting this process. One f them were the territorial claims by the Soviet Union to a part of Turkey which never came to reality. Such claims originated from the Armenian pressure to artificially expand their area in the Transcaucasus with further cherished dreams of coming to power in the Soviet Union, etc.
According to the research by Jamil Hasanly, Dr. of History, during the discussion of Soviet-Iranian relations at the Teheran Conference in 1943, the Armenian Diaspora took the opportunity of the conference and appealed to the Soviet Foreign Minister V.Molotov to resettle Iranian Armenian population in the USSR. Molotov reported to the Secretary General of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of Soviet Union (CPSU) Iosif Stalin who gave official permission for the resettlement. As the consequence of the permission, the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia Grigori Arutyunov succeeded in passing by the government the decision to resettle in Armenia those Armenian population living abroad, and forcefully deport Azerbaijani population of Armenia. I.Stalin’s consent on this matter would set the ground for further mass deportation of local Azerbaijani population from Armenia in 1948-1953.
In 1945 the leadership of Armenia led by G.Arutyunyan raised the issue of annexation of Nagorny Karabakh to Armenia trying to ground their claims on economic links between those two. However, the explanation was not successful, and the Armenian attempts failed. Stalin’s instruction was given to the Secretary of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party Malenkov who sent an enquiry to the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan Mir Jafar Baghirov to comment the suggestion of the Armenian party. Baghirov’s firm objection and his well-grounded demands presented to the leadership of the USSR forced the later to drop solicitation for Armenia. Armenians would choose another tactic to move forward.
In November 1945, a few months after the end of the Great Patriotic War (WWII), the Politburo of the Central Committee of All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) passed the decision to allow repatriation to Soviet Armenia of Armenian population living abroad. Based on this decision around 360,000-400,000 Armenians moved from neighbouring countries into Armenia including: 50,900 in 1946 from Syria, Greece, Lebanon, Iran, Bulgaria and Romania, and 35,400 in 1947 from Palestine, Syria, France, USA, Greece, Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon. The Soviet leadership wanted to present this to the whole world as Armenian return to their motherland when they had no place to settle. It meant further vacation of lands and strengthening the ground for meeting following Armenian demands.
On 23 December 1947 the Council of Ministers of the USSR passed the Decree 4083 on “Resettlement of Azerbaijani Rural Population of Armenian SSR to the Kur-Araz valley of Azerbaijan SSR”. Later, on 10 March 1948 the second decree was passed as an addendum to the first one stating “Resettlement of kolkhozniks (collective farmer) and other categories of Azerbaijani population from Armenian SSR to the Kur-Araz valley of Azerbaijan SSR”. In the first paragraph the document stated: “Resettle in 1948-1950 on a voluntary basis 100,000 kolkhozniks and other categories of Azerbaijani population from Armenian SSR on the Kur-Araz valley of Azerbaijan SSR: 10,000 people in 1948; 40,000 in 1949; and 50,000 in 1950”. This political plan based on numerals was brought about with overfullfiment and without any voluntary basis. Besides many other facts, the following report on “Mood of Azerbaijani population of Armenia in regard to the forthcoming resettlement to Azerbaijan SSR”, prepared on 3 March 1948 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenian SSR and signed by the minister Grigoryan. The document provides concrete facts of resentment of Azerbaijani population in connection with the above-mentioned decree by the Central Committee of the Communist Party. The implementation of the decree was done in parallel with the change of Azerbaijani toponyms and blocking activities of culture and education centers in districts. 60 names of native Azerbaijani settlements were changed in between 1947 and 1953. Hundreds of Turkic settlement names were changed from 1921 through 1988. The stage of deportation of Azerbaijanis sought the cleansing of those area located close to Yerevan. The following stages meant resettlement from district centres and nearby villages. While being deported people were deprived of their property: houses, farms. They were allowed to take living essentials only as those who were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan. According to statistics 2,357 families (11,046 people) were deported to Azerbaijan in 1948; 2,368 families (10,595 people) in 1949; 14,361 people in 1950. Only 4,878 families out of 8,110 resettled in 1948-1950 were provided with housing. This makes 60 percent only. The total number of deported Azerbaijani population from Armenia in 1948-1950 reached 100,000. It is very interesting that none of deported from Armenia Azerbaijanis was let to settle on the territory of Nagorny Karabakh (NK). On the contrary, the work to vacate this territory was on to realize the idea of creation of “Greater Armenia”. In 1949 132 Azerbaijani families (549 people) were resettled to the Khanlar District of Nagorny Karabakh under the pretext of internal dislocation. There is one fact worth of paying attention. The bulk of deported population used to live in the mountainous areas of Armenia, and they had difficulties with getting adapted to the sultry climate of the Kur-Araz valley. It caused mass loss of life among those who were settled in the valley. However, despite such hardship and numerous appeals of the deported Azerbaijanis and the leadership of Azerbaijan to Moscow to let people to settle in the mountainous areas including Nagorny Karabakh, the central government in Moscow turned down all. This is one more aspect of “voluntary resettlement” for the sake of realization of the Armenian “order” which was an inhuman attitude to lives of thousands people. We have to add that the next and final stage of deportation towards fulfillment of the policy of “Armenia without Turks” was implemented from 1987 through 1989 under the auspices of the Soviet leadership over the government of Armenia, and with the support of “Karabakh” and “Krunk” Committees and members of Echmiadzin Church. As the result of the last stage of ethnical cleansing Azerbaijani population was forced out of 185 settlements, more than 250,000 Azerbaijanis and 18,000 Kurds were forcefully expelled from their native lands; hundreds of Azerbaijanis were killed by Armenians, including 49 people who froze to death while fleeing from Armenian atrocities; 41 persons died from being brutally beaten; 35 died after horrible tortures; 115 persons were burnt alife; 16 were shot; 10 died of heart attacks in consequence of tortures; 2 were killed by doctors at the hospital, and the rest were drowned, electrified of beheaded. Thus, the process of deportation of Azerbaijani population from Armenia started in the beginning of nineteenth century finalized in the end of 1980s with the fulfillment of the task on “Armenia without Turks”.
G.JABRAILLY,
“Voice of Karabakh”
Black pages of history
Terrible crimes of 20 years remoteness
Or what was happening in Armenia in November-December of 1988?
The notorious Armenian “movement” aiming at annexation of Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia started in 1987 after the speech of well known Armenian academician Abel Aqanbekian, assistant to the USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev.
The main Armenian activities of the recent times in the framework of their dirty plans start in 1988. Below we will discuss the terrible brutalities and crimes committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis – the aboriginal dwellers of the western Azerbaijan which later became part of Armenia.
On November 12 , 1988 the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Spitak district of Armenia (RC CPA), N. Muradian, Head of the regional executive committee (REC) F. Abuchian. Head of district clinic R. Bagdarian, judge E. Nazarian, police chief V. Sarkisian and prosecutor Arakisian accompanied by an armed group of Armenian bearded bandits organized a violent expulsion of Azerbaijanis from Spitak. 36 people died being unable to bear sophisticated tortures. (The facts brought below are taken from the book of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan “Crimes of Armenian terrorist and bandits groups against humanity in XIX – XX centuries”.) 70 children of 5 to 12 years were killed in front of their parents by being entombed alive into 20 meter long and 1.5 meter diameter pipes. 27 Azerbaijani kids were taken alive in an unknown direction.
November 25 of the same year according to the records of academician Budaq Budaqov the decision was made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia on the violent expulsion of Azerbaijanis from Armenia by December 5, 1988. The nationalist Armenian organization “Karabakh” played the major role in the implementation of the plan which was the de facto ruler in Armenia during these years. Silva Kaputikian, the active member of the movement has written the following on this: «The “Karabakh” committee took the gear and was organized by peoples rudiments which further organized the rudiments”
November 27 10 years old girl, 60 years old woman and three young Azerbaijanis were killed in Zahmet village of Masis district in order to intimidate the Azerbaijani population.
In the district center of Masis and in Yerevan Muslim mosques, Azerbaijani school after M.F.Akhundov and Azerbaijani drama theaters were burnt down. Armenian vandals destroyed Azerbaijani cemeteries.
November 27 in Shaumian village of Gugar district Armenian bandits committed he following brutal crimes: 35 years old Basti Alieva was shot; her body was humiliated, beheaded and thrown from the village in the centre of the village. Ahmad Qazakhaliyev was killed and his body was burnt; Qarib Bayramov (over 70 years old) WW II veteran was shot in his backyard and burnt; 45 years old Mehrali Iskenderov, his 40 years old wife Kahnum and son, Alim, were brutally killed in their backyard, 50 years old Suleyman Mamedov shot and burnt, 70 years old Oruj Aliyev, his 50 years old wife Gulsum Alieva and son, Abdullah were savagely executed; 20 years old Fatima Abbasova was raped and shot in her house; Vaqif Qasimov was badly wounded and nothing is known about his further destiny.
This is not the exhaustive list of people killed and missing from Gugar village of Armenia.
According to historian, B. Budaqov, on November 28, 1988 82 years old, WW 2 veteran Iskandarov Tamraz Vaqif oglu, was killed in his house.
In November 27-29 during the terrorist acts of Armenians 33 Azerbaijanis were savagely killed in Gugarkh, Spitak and Steponovan cities of Armenia.
On November 28 a group of Azerbaijanis displaced from their places of origin and looking for refuge were shot by Armenian terrorists. The operation was instructed the by officer of Armenian police. He was organizing the massacre of Azerbaijani refugee trying to flee Armenia.
35 people died after tortures, 41 people died as a result of beatings, 11 were burn alive, 2 people were beheaded after tortures, 4 people were killed and burnt, 1 person was hung, 3 people were drown, 7 people wee run over with cars, 16 people were shot, 11 people were killed under electricity shocks etc. In total 216 people were killed 57 of which were women, 5 newborn children and 18 children of different ages.
On November 29, 1988 V. Sarkisian, police chief of Spitak, gathered the Azerbaijani dwellers of the city and warned them that they had to leave the city as their lives were not guaranteed. He provided buses accompanied with 2 BTRs. According to the available documents the property of Azerbaijanis was either confiscated or burnt. The bus that was provided to take the Azerbaijani from the city was attacked by the group of Armenians near Khalsacheman village. Balajaev Movsum Mohammaed oghlu, young woman, mother of 3 children Qahramanova (Balajaeva) Suraya Huseyn qizi, her husband Balajaev Teymur Masim oghlu, 12 years old cousin Balajaev Ilqar Said oghlu; Kafarov Vali Isa oghlu died with the first shooting. 7 people were heavily wounded. 18 people were brutally beaten and then shot.
On November 29 group of Armenian bandits comprised 60 people and leaded by the Secretary of the Village Council, Qazarian, deputy police chief of Masis district Iskenderian and prosecutor of the district entered the Azerbaijani Zahmet village to rob and loot the village. The main target of the high ranking Armenian thieves were cars “confiscated” from Azerbaijani who were forced to flee the village as a result of ethnic cleansing.
Official statistics of Azerbaijani refugees from Armenia by December 2, 1988 was 78.000 people.
On December 7, the member of USSR parliament member of terrorist organization “Karabakh”, N. Muradian demanded the expulsion of all Azerbaijani from Gursali village on the next day of the earthquake in Armenia despite them had been suffered from the earthquake.
Even during the tragic days of its nation the “Dashnaktsutun” terrorist organization was pressurizing the anti-Azerbaijani hysterics.
All survivors of the earthquake in Armenia were provided with food, but Azerbaijanis who had to leave their native homes in Gursali after 9 days of starvation.
The “Communist” newspaper of December 9, 1988 published the words of the minister of Interior of Armenia U. Arutunov where he had admitted the facts of expulsion of people from Armenia on ethnic reasons.
IL 76 Airplane with 77 Azerbaijani volunteers on board that was going to help the “brother” people of Armenia after the earthquake was hit by Armenians with Stinger missile on December 12 near Guqark village. The whole crew died except Fakhraddin Balaev, who survived but is an absolute handicap.
On December 15 Armenian terrorist organization “Andranik” spread a declaration where it was demanding the immediate release of 5 activists of “Karabakh” organization who were responsible for the massive massacres and lootings during the expulsion of Azerbaijanis.
They were even threatening by saying “You have 24 for hors to decide. Otherwise we will start massive terror. The place and the time of acts are not shown. We have Stinger missiles delivered by our friends”
According to the Russian scholar and publicist Yuriy Pompeev, the corresponded of the newspapers in Paris Clode-Marie Vardo had been reporting the following on the developments in Armenia: “Yerevan has been hosting many loaded planes coming from Lebanon and bringing heavy ammunition such as missiles, mortar and machine guns. The cargo is being unloaded during the night time with the support of Armenian customs officers. There are no Russian customs officers since the last several days. Many armed people are met on the roads from capital Yerevan to the border areas with Azerbaijan since the civil conflict in Nagorno Karabkh is escalating. Some of these armed groups are leaded by people coming from Beirut and Damascus. The “Karabakh” Committee is in control of activists against Azerbaijan”.
As a result of violence against the Azerbaijanis in Armenia initiated and implemented by terrorist organizations like “Dashnaktsutun the number of refugees who had fled Armenia reached 100.000 by December 30, 1988. The massive crimes were committed under the slogan of “Gorbachev’s democracy” and “struggle for human rights”.
Eyewitnesses describe it as a horrific situation. Persecuted Azerbaijani refugees were obliged to cross snowy mountains in order to save their lives. Some of them either died of cold or became handicaps for their limbs being frozen on the way to survival. There were many children, women and elderly people among those who could not bear the difficulties on the way.
Another fascist opus of S. Kaputikian was published during these days called “The first time…book of essays”. The author writes the following: “Hayk must know that an Armenian who was born in a religious Armenian family was born not just to live but to help the Armenian nation. A newborn Armenian therefore needs to be loudly, very loudly told to his ears “Hey, Aram… Turks are your enemies… Homeland is more important than the God. Church is more important than land. Great Tigran is more important than the church. The Great Armenia is greater than the Great Tigian”
By the way, talking about The Great Tigran we would like to refer to the notes of researcher, J. Maleiville, who said “efforts to make of Tigran an Armenian monarch are as mythic as an idea of claiming the Versinjetorixe to be French General”
This all is nothing more than the real Armenian nature!
G. AHMEDAGALI,
Voice of Karabakh
Glorious dates of Azerbaijani History
The National Revival Day
November 17 is celebrated as the day of national revival. This year is the 20 th anniversary of the liberation movement marked in the history of the ancient land of fires.
This movement started 20 years ago with the territorial claims of Armenians against Azerbaijan. This was an obvious separatist policy of Armenians of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and careless policy of the Soviet Union administration.
The pressure on Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis started since the end of 1987 and early 1988.
Feeling the numb support of the Soviet rule, especially Mikhail Gorbachev, Armenians started the expulsion of hundreds thousands ethnic Azerbaijanis from their homes in Eastern Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
The illegal act of expulsion was not limited to simple expulsion, but was accompanied with massacre and lootings.
Neither Gorbachev, whose wife Raisa Maximovna who had received a huge amount from the Armenian lobby, nor other high ranking Soviet officials reacted to this act of vandalism of Armenians implemented on the government level.
Armenians did not stop on this. They started the public unrest in Nagorno Karabakh and raised the issue of annexation of Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia.
In response to the passive observation to the crimes by soviet rulers the Azerbaijani nation gathered in Lenin square, which was later renamed to Azadliq (Liberty) square on November 17, 1988. This was a national voice raised against the dual standards and unfair attitude of the Soviet regime to the problems between two commonwealth republics.
This was the largest manifestation of protest in the USSR that gathered together millions of people. It united all Azerbaijanis in the struggle for the common idea and goal. This was a real national liberation movement. Azerbaijani nation was declared by the UN as the struggling nation of the year.
After 17 days of undisrupted demonstration Soviet troops dislocated in different parts of the Soviet Union were sent to Baku to break the will of people. In the night from December 3rd to 4th the square was surrounded by troops to stop the demonstration. Many of the movement activists were arrested.
This however did not stop the national movement. It rather inflamed the movement with even a stronger power.
The National Front Azerbaijani (NFA) was established on the popular wave which was the vanguard of the national liberation movement. This political movement was leaded by Abulfaz Elchibey (in 1992 he was elected to be the president of the independent Azerbaijan), Sabir Rustamkhanli, Etibar Mamedov, Isa Qambar and others.
Mobilized and united Azerbaijani nation continued its struggle in an even more organized way and restored its independence lost in 1920 as a result of Bolshevik seizure of power.
Under the popular pressure in September of 1989 the parliament of the republic adopted the constitutional act of independence. This was the first precedent in the Soviet Union of those times.
Of course the dying Soviet Empire could not accept the loss of such a rich and strategic republic as Azerbaijan and therefore it started its huge punitive machine.
On January 20, 1990 Soviet troops entered Baku with the order of top Soviet administration without any warning. The troops contained many Armenians and special “Alpha” group.
134 civilians and 40 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed as a result of this attack. Hundreds of civilians fell missing in the single night of vandalism in different parts of the country.
Suppressing the resistance of the National Front of Azerbaijan, the military power arrested about 200 activists of the movement. In Parallel to this Armenia started the undeclared war against Azerbaijan outcome of which is well known to the world:
20 thousand people died, 1/5 of the country was occupied by Armenian forces, 900 dwellings and the whole infrastructure was destroyed. One million Azerbaijanis become refugees and IDP’s. Besides the unrestorable moral damage the county suffered the material damage amounting to 60 billion USD.
November 17 is declared as the National revival Day since 1992. Despite the huge losses the national liberation movement stimulated the breakdown of the soviet regime and brought independence to the republic.
Today Azerbaijan is moving ahead towards the establishment of a legitimate, democratic and civil society in line with other independent state of the world.
We believe the day when Azerbaijan will liberate the occupied lands and restore its territorial integrity will come soon.
G. ZEYNALOGLU,
Voice of Karabakh
Dr. Death – an Armenian
Representatives of many cultures have been writing about the negative and inappropriate for a civil culture characteristics of Armenians since existence of this nation.
The main feature of this cultural “superiority” is its being always directed against humanity. Expressing clearly, killing people for their own ambitions has always been the one of the main characteristics of Armenians.
The article below discusses the “devotee killer” – an American Armenian.
Jack Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death or Dr. Suicide in the US was born in 1928 in the family of Armenian migrants graduated the medical faculty of Michigan University and worked in several clinics of California and Michigan as a pathologist. He had come to a conclusion on the ethics of euthanasia (translated from the Greek language as good death) when life of patients can not be saved.
As a predestination of the destiny, death has always been around him – in the Korean War and multitude of morgues where he worked. Jack got accustomed to and even got to love this situation.
Kevorkian not only admired euthanasia, but also struggled for its legalization. He kind of loved the games of death – he admired the breath of death.
When he was 28 he would stand with camera and wait to photograph eyes of dying person – the last breath of patients. Jack, obsessed with an abnormal passion wished of making an invention that would be named as a “Kevorkian Effect” in medicine.
He worked on this idea for 10 years. Later he had admitted that looking for death and observing it was giving him pleasure.
Based on analgesics and toxic elements Kevorkian worked out a “suicide machine”.
He developed two suicide machines – Merkitron and Thanatron. One of them was injecting toxic drugs into blood and the other was a simple ask producing carbon monoxide.
June 4, 1990 “doctor” Kevorkian killed his first patient 54 years old Jain Adkins. Then it was followed with dozens of others killed. In 1990 and 1999 this so called doctor killed at least 130 people.
The “doctor” does not consider himself to be a murder, but rather a “releaser of souls”. He even had a slogan “Death is not a crime”.
By killing patients he was doing it as if releasing person from useless pain. His impudence even was expressed in the following idea: “Whatever I did not was not legal, but it does not mean that it was not right.” He further added “I hope that after several years people will say that I was a doctor who tried to easing people’s sufferings”.
Investigation proved that at least ¾ of his patients were did not suffer of dreadful diseases and 5 percent were healthy people.
Kevorkian was not a therapeutic doctor. Judges used this argument to show that as a person who was not involved in the treatment of a person could have no real picture of patients condition and in no way was in a position to come with a “death verdict” for them.
American doctors did not of course support the position of Kevorkian and in 1991 his doctoral license was suspended. Dr. Death had 4 court trials and was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
As if nothing had happened he continued his inhuman experiments. Finally in was convicted in the murder of 52 years old Thomas Youk. On the November 22, 1998, broadcast of euthanasia evorkian allowed the airing of a videotape he had made on September 17, 1998, which depicted the voluntary euthanasia of Thomas Youk, 52, an adult male with full decisional capacity who was in the final stages of ALS.
The Michigan jury found Kevorkian guilty of second-degree homicide. It was proven that he had directly killed a person because Thomas Youk was not physically able to kill himself. The judge sentenced Kevorkian to serve a 10-25 year prison. H however was paroled after 8 years in prison on June 1, 2007, due to worsening health condition and inability to generate public danger.
The Catholic community of Detroit condemned Kevorkian. The published a declaration that said “For 10 years, Jack Kevorkian’s actions resembled those of a pathological serial killer. It will be truly regrettable if he’s now treated as a celebrity parolee instead of the convicted murderer he is”
The Catholic Confederation of Michigan also expressed its position on the issue “Assisted suicide represents an affront to the dignity of the human person, a crime against life, and an attack on humanity — all of which must be repudiated by elected officials and people of good will who seek to protect life from its beginning to its natural end”
Dr. Death – Armenian, become the hero and apostle of radical Church of Euthanasia that struggles against the overpopulation of the planet though strange methods. Their slogan is
«Eat people, not animals» or “Make a suicide and save the planet!”.
The impudent 80 years old man satisfied with his deeds put his candidacy in elections to the Congress and got 2.7% of the votes.
Here you got a sample Armenian character out of many.
G. Ahmadaghali
Voice of Karabakh
Unstable co-chairs, Armenian mulberry drink and long-lasting conflict
It has been 20 years as the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is on, and it is not known how long it will remain unresolved. There are three main reasons for this situation: useless features of Armenians, double standards of the leadership of leading countries of the world to the resolution of the conflict, and the instability of co-chairs of the Minsk Group (MG) of the OSCE which is the consequence of the previous reason.
It was spoken about in a number of articles. However, it is impossible to stay aside as the conflict has not been resolved and it was said above, as well as the same attitude and activities of those international organizations dealing with the problem are still ongoing and getting more unconcealed. The November visit of co-chairs to the region and their behaviour might be used as an example for this.
We shall start from that at each visit to Azerbaijan co-chairs repeat their opinion on support of the territorial integrity of this country. This position has many times been announced on the state level by leaders of USA, Russia and France. However, when the co-chairs go to Armenia and Nagorny Karabakh (NK) their position changes for 180 degrees as they try to “justify” themselves as never stating the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
These gentlemen deny their own words said in Baku putting the guilt on representatives of Azerbaijani media as if the later misinterpreted what they said. For instance, this is what American co-chair Matthew Brayza does every time and did again during his last visit in November: “Whatever is spoken about in Baku, be that the Karabakh topic, agriculture or the Caspian partnership, the Azerbaijani media interpret everything for benefit of one side”.
It worth of paying attention to some excerpts from statements by the co-chairs of MG OSCE made in Yerevan and Khankendi (Stepanakert). It also worthy of coming to the issue of co-chairs’ visit to this Azerbaijani town and taking part at the reception of the leader of the separatist regime in NK. Really, I personally have a difficulty with understanding of what pretext they have to go to Nagorny Karabakh. All countries of the world and the three co-chairs of the MG constantly state on not recognizing of the so called state of “Nagorno Karabakh Republic”.
Moreover, all of them confirmed that conflict sides are Armenia and Azerbaijan. NG is not a party in the negotiation process. This fact has been confirmed one more time in the Moscow Declaration recently signed by presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Therefore, who may explain of what the co-chairs do there? What do they have to seek there? What is the reason of going to someone who you do not recognize? In general, it seems that the “non-recognition” is very formal thing. Be that another way the co-chairs would even think of it: “Sometimes people think Nagorny Karabakh has been excluded from the negotiation process… When the Foreign Minister and Armenian President come here (NG – G.J) it means Nagorny Karabakh is in the process” (B.Fasie); “We come, listen to opinions of leaders from Nagorny Karabakh” (M.Brayza); “We have discussed the current situation. President (meaning B.Saakyan – G.J) told about achievements of Nagorny Karabakh lately” (Y.Merzlyakov). I do not know, the co-chairs might be attracted to NG with Karabakh cuisine and Armenian mulberry drink. It was not without purpose when Bernard Facie said: “If we are often visitors here it is not for tasting Karabakh cuisine which we appreciate, and not for drinking mulberry-jack. We are here to work with leaders of Nagorny Karabakh”.
Matthew Brayza’s statements also say about formal meaning of “non-recognition” of the so called “NKR” (“There can’t be an agreement without consent of the people of Nagorny Karabakh”), as well as Yuri Merzlyakov’s (“None of the agreements would be signed without participation of Karabakh party”). It is surprising that it was said by the representative of the country putting its signature in the Moscow Declaration which unambiguously confirmed that Armenia and Azerbaijan are conflict parties. By the way, it is very surprising that mister Merzlyakov questions the fate of occupied territories of Azerbaijan located around Nagorny Karabakh: “The question of return of territories under the control of Karabakh Defence Army is ambiguous as these territories play an important role for security provisions of the Nagorny Karabkh population”. Though, the question of “security for the people of Karabakh” seems to concern other MG co-chairs too: “The people of Nagorny Karabakh have right for safe living. Today this safety is provided by Armenia which causes strong opposition from Azerbaijan” (B.Facie); “It is said that the people of Karabakh must feel themselves in safety both from physical, as well as economic sides” (M.Brayza). What’s an abnormal logic? Does it mean that every country must occupy other’s lands to create “its own security buffer”? The question is who poses the threat – the occupier to the victim or rather way around? Further on, where were international organizations, those co-chairing countries when Armenian aggression started against Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijanis were expelled from their native lands or being mass killed?
Coming the expression of the “people of Karabakh” that the co-chairs are s