Ex-Karabakh mediator booed at NGOs conference in Azeri capital

ANS Radio, Baku
7 Jun 05

The former Russian co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group, Vladimir
Kazimirov, who is mainly protecting Armenia’s interests and is
well-known for his obvious pro-Armenian stance, was deprived of a
chance of delivering a speech at a conference of NGOs in Baku today [7
June].

As soon as Kazimirov took the floor, members of the Karabakh
Liberation Organization [KLO] demanded that he recognize Azerbaijan’s
territorial integrity before delivering his speech. The Russian
diplomat ignored this and tried to speak again. The KLO members
started chanting the slogan Get away from Azerbaijan.

Vladimir Kazimirov, who seemed to be confused, said that he had
visited Armenia to express his opinions during the parliamentary
hearings on [the settlement] of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict, not to
please the Armenians.

I have come to Baku now to express my views. I have, in general, no
intention of pleasing the Azeris, end of quote.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress