GLO MEMBERS PROTESTING ARMENIANS’ VISIT TO BAKU ARRESTED

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
March 16 2006

Garabagh Liberation Organization (GLO) made several attempts to prevent
participation of Armenian representatives in the preparatory conference
to the OSCE Economic Forum, but police prevented the attempts.

GLO press service told APA that the organization members- Firudin
Mammadov, Khayyam Nagiyev, Afgan Suleymanov, Yashar Aliyev and some
others were taken to the police station # 39. GLO’s statement on this
happening reads that OSCE tries to justify the aggression of Armenia,
to reconcile the conflicting sides by force and to make Azerbaijan
agree with the aggression. Condemning the OSCE’s stance, GLO states
that this step disrespects the international legal norms. GLO also
deplore Azerbaijani government’s authorizing Armenians to visit Baku.

The arrested members of GLO have not been released yet. Police station
#39 told APA that after the arrested will be released after receiving
statements.

Armenian Foreign Ministry OSCE department chief- Varuzhan Nersesyan,
assistant head of Armenian delegation to the OSCE-Nahbarsum Minasyan
and Armenian Transport and Communication Ministry international
cooperation deputy chairman-Vahag Badalyan are taking part in the
preparatory conference for the OSCE Economic Forum.