BRITISH MPS’ VISIT SPARKS OUTCRY

AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 22 2005

A 20-member British delegation led by vice-speaker of the British
House of Lords Baroness Caroline Cox visited the occupied territories
of Azerbaijan early last week. Cox, who is known for her close ties
to Armenia, paid her first visit to Upper Garabagh in 1989, during
the initial stage of Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan.

Since then, the British MP has turned into a tool for the Armenian
propaganda machine. The hard-line Garabagh Liberation Organization
(GLO) has demanded that visits by Cox to Upper Garabagh be prevented.

The GLO said in a statement said that several members of the GLO youth
council has painted in black the monument to British soldiers at the
Cemetery of Martyrs in protest against the mentioned visit.

The GLO demanded to remove the monument and stop visits by Baroness
Cox to the occupied land. The organization warned that otherwise
it will launch continuous actions demanding closure of the British
embassy in the country. The British ambassador in Baku Laurie Bristow
said Baroness Cox’s stance does not in any way reflect the official
position of Great Britain. Commenting on GLO’s move, he said that
‘in his country, regardless of who the man fought for, his memory is
held in deep respect’.