MUBARIZ AHMEDOGLU: "I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THE US AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN, WHO PROMISES THE RELEASE OF IMPRISONED REPORTERS TO THEIR RELATIVES"
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Dec 11 2007
Azerbaijan
I do not understand the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, who promises
the release of imprisoned reporters, gathering their relatives in her
house, the head of the center of political innovations and technologies
Mubariz Ahmedoglu announced at today’s press conference on the November
political summary.
He noted that the decision on this issue can only be made by the
President of Azerbaijan.
"What will the US Ambassador do, if the President of Azerbaijan does
not issue resolution on pardoning of the detained reporters? The
Azerbaijani President have never passed such a resolution upon the
demand from the West. I think if the western countries really want
the release of reporters, they should not make abrupt statements
and demand immediate measures from the Azerbaijani government",
the political scientist considers.
At the same time, he noted that Azerbaijan had openly ignored
the opinion of the west and each time when western countries made
statements regarding detained reporters in Azerbaijan, a new reporter
was imprisoned.
"It can be a sign for Armenians that if our country decides to
initiate war, it will not listen to the Western countries. Armenians
currenly hope that the western countries, making large investmnets
in Azerbaijan will prevent its government from initiating hostilies
in order to release its occupied lands", M.Ahmedoglu said.