HUSEYNOV: I TOLD EDWARD O’HARA THAT THERE WAS NOT ARMENIAN CROSSES IN NAKHCHIVAN

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 16 2006

"The delegation organized by COE General Secretary Terry Davis is more
reliable, because it includes different experts from different fields.

They will investigate cultural heritage of Azerbaijan, Georgia and
Armenia," Rafael Huseynov, the member of Azerbaijani delegation to
COE told journalists, APA reports. He said the experts are expected
to visit the region soon. Huseynov also mentioned that Terry
Devis mission’s visit to Azerbaijan before South Caucasus cultural
co-rapporteur Edward O’Hara interests Azerbaijan. "The mission can
arrive at more objective truth. Their decision can impact on the
decision of the co- rapporteur. Terry Devis was expected to visit
the region in October, but the visit was postponed because of more
than enough composition of the delegation members.

Huseynov said O’Hara planned to visit Azerbaijan together with the
mission organized by Terry Devis. The visit was postponed, because
Armenian Parliament appealed to PACE.

"They stated in their report that Azerbaijanis razed Armenian crosses
in Nakhchivan. I am the member of the same commission. I told him
that there were Alban monuments, but not Armenian ones. I also said
that they have razed Azerbaijan monuments and still continue to. I
convinced him to visit not only Azerbaijan, but also Armenia and
Nagorno Garabagh. Now he plans to visit Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Georgia," he said.

Huseynov said O’Hara plans to visit the region at the end of the year,
but the visit in the spring of the next year is not excluded too.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress