PASHAYEVA: ARMENIAN ACTIONS CONTRARY TO PRINCIPLES OF COE, GENEVA CONVENTION, ETC
Author: J. Shakhverdiyev

TREND, Azerbaijan
Aug. 10, 2006

The Armenian actions are contrary to principles of the Council of
Europe, the Geneva Convention, and other international principles.,
MP Ganira Pashayeva, the member of Azerbaijan delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe told Trend.

She pointed out that she prepares a document concerning the recent
firings of peaceful population of villages located close to the front
by Armenians, and the intense breaking of the cease-fire regime by
them to the Parliamentary Assembly. "The main goals of the recent
breakings of the cease-fire from by Armenians are local peaceful
population. The people of those villages which lies near the front
fear to come out to the fields under crops where they work because
of Armenian snipers", she told.

She also pointed out that there are no suspicions that just Armenia
stands for the Nagorno-Karabakh separatists. "I raised this issue
at the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly. I marked that
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan congratulated the separatists on
the day of occupation of the Town of Shusha. The visit of the Armenian
Prime-Minister and Defense Minister to Nagorno-Karabakh complicates
the situation. Moreover, the Armenian Defense Minister participates
in the military trainings of the Nagorno-Karabakh separatists. During
my speech I proved that Armenia is the main party of the conflict",
she stressed.

According to her, despite the 14/16 Resolution of the Parliamentary
Assembly of Council of Europe on Acknowledgement Armenia as an
aggressor urged Armenia to withdraw its troops from the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan, Yerevan has chosen the way of complicating
of the situation. "Now Armenian targets are peaceful population of
the areas lies close to the front. The people live in a fear in their
villages. Armenian military units regularly fire them", she told.

The MP told that despite the Armenia being a member of the Council
of Europe, it carries out actions contrary to the principles of
this organization. She also said that during the summer session of
the Parliamentary Assembly more than 40 members of the organization
signed the document on Armenian Policy on Illegal Settlement of
Armenians on the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan being prepared
earlier. "The document also points out that Armenia makes burnings
on the occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, excepting Kalbajar
and Lachin where it settles Armenians. That speaks that Armenians
intend to hold a referendum in the future", she stated, pointed out
that according to the official state program of Armenia till 2010 it
is stipulated to raise Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh up to
300,000 people. I marked in the document that 23,000 Armenians were
settled in Lachin. Among them the most are citizens of Armenia.The
Armenian Government pledges to provide them with all necessary
conditions and render a financial aid to them. There are foreign
citizens of the Armenian origin there", she told.

G. Pashayeva also told that she has prepared a resolution on the
Armenian actions contrary to all international principles and submitted
it to the parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe.