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| 21:19:53 | 20-06-2005 | Politics | PACE SUMMER SESSION |

REPORT ABOUT MASS MEDIA AND TERROR

The attempts of Azerbaijan to blame Armenia of terrorism on any occasion on
PACE are not new for anyone. The speeches of the Azeri delegation members do
not differ from one another independent of what is being discussed.

During today’s discussion «Mass Media and Terrorism» the Azeri delegate
Rafael Huseynov repeated without any change his speech which has sounded
many a time in PACE, «Armenia has occupied 20% of the territory of
Azerbaijan. For already 13 years our refugees are not able to return to
their houses. We have spoken in the PACE about Armenia being a terrorist
propagandizing it by the Armenia Mass Media». Mr. Huseynov blamed Armenia of
new calls for terror and demanded that PACE take proper steps to punish
Armenia.

In answer to the Azeri delegate, representative of the Armenian delegation
Artashes Geghamyan advised everyone to open several numbers of the newspaper
`Zerkalo’ and to read how the Azeri Mass Media propagandizes the killing of
Armenians, especially in Karabakh. He also reminded those present about the
cruel assassination of the Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan by the Azeri
officer.

Drawing parallels between Azerbaijan and Turkey, Mr. Geghamyan referred to
the offer of the Turkish Prime Minister Erdoghan to investigate the events
in Turkey during the first World War and said that it is ridiculous, as
everyone knows what has happened in Turkey.

Shavarsh Kocharyan too made the speech about the theme. In his speech he
called the Azeris, as well as the other PACE delegates not to forget that
the theme refers to international terrorism which is propagandized by the
Mass Media to spread terror in people. He also mentioned that terrorism in
anti-humanitarian phenomenon which does not praise the human life as the
highest value.