Azeris protest worldwide at youth forum in breakaway Karabakh

ANS TV, Baku
15 Nov 04

[Presenter] An international forum organized by Armenia on the duty of
young people in the area of conflicts, human rights, democracy and
participation is being held today in the occupied territory of
Azerbaijan, Xankandi [known as Stepanakert in
Armenian]. Representatives from 20 international youth organizations
are expected to take part in the conference, the head of the foreign
relations division of the International Central All-Armenian Youth
Foundation, which organized the event, Ruben Markasanyan, said. The
travel expenses of the visitors are covered by the foundation, which
is funded by the Armenian government.

The movement For Azerbaijan has staged a number of protests in several
cities of the world against the forum organized by Armenia on
Azerbaijan’s occupied land. The first protest of this kind was held in
Virginia, USA. A protest was also held in front of the House of
Azerbaijani Culture in central Tbilisi. Simultaneous protests were
mounted in Istanbul and Izmir.

[N. Abdullayev, representative of the movement For Azerbaijan,
captioned over still pictures of scenes in Turkey, speaking over
phone] Azerbaijani students living in Turkey are venting their just
protest at the international familiarization visit to be held by the
International Central All-Armenian Youth Foundation in Nagornyy
Karabakh on 15-19 November. Because the main reason behind organizing
this event in Nagornyy Karabakh is to have the separatist terrorist
regime in Nagornyy Karabakh recognized in the international community
and thus to have international legal and political relations. The key
principles of international law, such as the inviolability of borders,
territorial integrity and sovereignty of states, will be violated
following this event. Entry to Nagornyy Karabakh should take place
with Azerbaijan’s consent, since it is Azerbaijan’s territory and
within Azerbaijan’s sovereignty. For this purpose, we keep demanding
that delegates to the forum stop the offences they are making or are
likely to make.