AZERBAIJAN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SO FAR
ArmRadio.am
19.04.2006 14:30
So far Azerbaijan has not responded to the request of the European
Parliament to allow the fact-finding mission to learn about the fact
of demolition of Armenian khachkars and ancient monuments in place.
To remind, according to April 6 decision of the President of the
European Parliament and Heads of political groups, a fact-finding
mission should be sent to Old Jugha to investigate the destruction of
Armenian cemeteries by Azerbaijanis. The mission is to be carried out
by members of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Commission,
who are currently in Yerevan to participate in the 8th sitting of
the Commission. In case of permission, the will leave Yerevan for
Nakhijevan.
Head of the EU delegation Mary-Anne Isler Beguin told “Armenpress”
that the European Parliament has asked UNESCO to provide data about
the fact of demolition of the Armenian monuments. The organization,
however, possessed no information.
“Currently we are working with Armenia, Azerbaijan and UNESCO to find
out what has happened in reality,” she said.
According to Mary-Anne Isler Beguin, the facts provided by Armenia
evidence about the destruction that occurred still a few years ago.
As early as February 16, in its resolution adopted with the majority
of votes, the European Parliament condemned the Azeri vandalism and
called on Azerbaijan to “allow carrying out missions directed at
investigation and preservation of historic, particularly Armenian
heritage on its territory.”