THERE IS NO NOTION OF "ARMENIAN PEOPLE"

Democratic Azerbaijan
Nov 15 2006

"Release us from the captivity" was presented at the Azerbaijan
National Academy of Sciences Recently the book entitled "Release us
from the captivity" in close collaboration with the Institute of Human
Rights of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, State Commission
for War prisoner, hostage and missing’ issues, and "The way of grief",
the Public Unity for war prisoner assistance was presented. The book
get up by Esmira Orujeva, informs about 753 war prisoners and missing
persons of Azerbaijan.

Rovshan Mustafayev, a Director of the Institute of Human Rights of
ANAS and Doctor of Political Studies informed that the book based
on concrete documents was get up in close collaboration with the
State Commission for War prisoner, hostage and missing’ issues and
its chairman Eldar Mahmudov. According to R. Mustafayev, such books
need a comprehensive discussion. In addition, he informed about the
Nagorno-Garabagh problem, and the Institute is dealt by with studying
of the crimes committed by Armenians against Georgian, Jewish and
Arabic nations: "Armenians’ criminal activity resulted in death
of 8 million persons in Egypt. We all bear a great responsibility
in connection with the problem. We have to know what problems are
expected us during settlement of the Nagorno-Garabagh conflict." R.
Mustafayev, rejecting availability of such notion as "Armenian people",
instead of that, suggests to use the term "Armenian ethno-corporative
organization": "Kept silent MPs, disinterested officials and illiterate
scholars hold away us from the victory. But this victory is necessary
for us to become aware of ourselves as nation." The Director of the
Institute, highlighting the importance of such books called all for
releasing our compatriots from captivity and following all instructions
of the President Ilham Aliyev.

Shahin Sayilov, a Secretary of the State Committee for War prisoner,
hostage and missing’ issues called the book "historical document".

According to him, the State Commission has materials of each person
mentioned in the book: "When we speak of war prisoners, international
organizations and Armenians accuse us of interference into politics.

But the book denies these accusations." The positive fact is that
NGOs made such a work. In addition, we’ve prepared English version
of the book, e-version of which we intend to prepare in future."

Nizami Bahmanov, a head of the Shusha district executive power
informed that besides 753 missing mentioned in the book, there are
about 4600 our missing compatriots. N. Bahmanov assured of missing
persons’ relatives of that the Government attaches a great importance
to the problem. In addition, he informed that the book will be sent
to international organizations and the Council of Europe.

Ganira Pashayeva, a Member of Parliament called all to act: "To
date the facts relating war crimes are on agenda of international
organizations. Unfortunately, we have no materials to submit to the
international organizations. Because of that they suppose that by
holding talks on this subject we interfere into politics. Thus, the
book will help us in this point." Expressing dissatisfaction about
inactivity of Azerbaijani community in respect to the Nagorno-Garabagh
conflict G. Pashayeva made a proposal to eliminate such tendency: "The
Nagorno-Garabagh problem should be discussed at schools, universities,
and in families, otherwise we can stray from the subject as we strayed
from Zangazur and our other lands. There is clearly a need to transform
this issue into a part of national thinking and ideology." MP considers
bringing the problem to the notice of international community more
purposeful: "It is necessary to discuss the problem with scholars
worldwide. For instance, when we left for Hungary for the protection
of Ramil Safarov, I did not find any book concerning Azerbaijan in
library of this State that is very a sorrowful fact. We have to use
with the fact that films concerning the human rights are transmitted
free abroad".