VARDAN OSKANYAN: "AZERBAIJAN CONTINUES ITS DIRTY GAME INTENDED FOR BREAKING UP THE MINSK GROUP"
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March 31 2008
Azerbaijan
"The Azerbaijani authorities try to impose genocide on their people
artificially", said Armenia’s Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan,
commenting on the commemoration of the victims of genocide, committed
by Armenians in 1918, during a press conference in Yerevan.
Oskanyan announced that genocide is a big trauma for any people
and generations will not forgive the Azerbaijani authorities the
artificially imposed events.
According to Armenian Foreign Minister, Baku’s actions pursue one and
the same task-to fill people’s hearts with hatred to settle Nagorno
Karabakh conflict by military way when suitable.
The Armenian Minister noted that the international community should
call on Azerbaijan to stop such speculations.
Commenting on the refusal of official Baku to hold meeting of
presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Bucharest, Oskanyan noted that
this is not a positive fact. Moreover, the Azerbaijani authorities
try to set up their decision as a refusal to accept the proposal of
the Armenian side, while the initiative itself came from the OSCE
Minsk Group co-chairs.
"Azerbaijan continues its dirty game, intended for breaking up the
Minsk Group, rejecting the document which is on the negotiation table
and transferring the discussions to the United Nations", Armenian
Foreign Minister said.
"The talks are the only solution of this issue and talks must lead
to the complete self-determination of Nagorno Karabakh people. It
is for the Karabakh people to decide about how to demonstrate the
self-determination", the Armenian Minister said.
Commenting on President Ilham Aliyev’s statement that the situation in
Armenia is a result of the shortsightedness of Armenian authorities,
Vardan Oskanyan said it would be better for Armenia to discuss its
internal issues.