AZERBAIJANI COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CALLS ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HYPOCRITE IN HIS UN SPEECH

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 5 2007

Chairman of State Committee for Religious Affairs in Azerbaijan
Hidayat Orujov addressed 62nd session of UN General Assembly, APA’s
US bureau reports.

Mr. Orujov addressing the event on "Interreligious and intercultural
understanding and Cooperation for Peace" of UN General Assembly said
that there is a religious tolerance in Azerbaijan for thousands years.

Orujov called tolerance the greatest achievement of democratic society,
said that a lot of nations, religion representatives regard Azerbaijan
their second motherland. He said in an example Jewish community in
Azerbaijan. But Committee chairman stressed that several circles under
the veil of religion propagate hate ideology, racial discrimination.

Orujov stated that Armenians used historical tolerance qualities of
Azerbaijanis and occupied 20% of Azerbaijani territory by trick.

"Armenia carries out genocide and ethnic cleansing policy. Though 1
million Azerbaijanis live in Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani regions
20 years ago, no Azerbaijani stayed there today. Armenia supports
terrorism in state level," he said.

Mr. Orujov basing on these factors accused Armenian Foreign Minister
Vardan Oskanian who was speaking about tolerance of hypocrisy.

Following this, Orujov stated that Armenians destructed historical
monuments belonging to Azerbaijan and other nations in occupied
territories. He appealed to international community for protecting
monuments belonging to Azerbaijan in Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani
territories.