PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS OF AZERBAIJAN RELEASE STATEMENT REGARDING RECOGNITION OF SEPARATIST FORMATIONS "ABKHAZIA" AND "SOUTH OSSETIA" BY RUSSIA
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Aug 28 2008
Azerbaijan
Public associations of Azerbaijan have released a statement regarding
recognition of separatist formations "Abkhazia" and "South Ossetia"
by Russia.
The statement fixes resentment and deep concern over the information
about recognition of independence of separatist formations "Abkhazia"
and "South Ossetia" by Russia, which occurred after the Georgian
population was expelled from these territories and after Russia’s
open military aggression against sovereign Georgia.
The public associations of Azerbaijan regarded this step of Russian
powers as a culmination of the consistently executed plan on
annexation of a part of the territories of the former USSR states,
which refused to fall under the Russian dictatorship and chose the
way of independence and integration to the democratic world society.
"The Russian powers explain their actions with the erosion of the
international law, which was a a result of events in the Balkans, but
we all have been witnesses that Russia has initiated and maintained
the separatist conflicts along the whole perimeter of its borders
since the very moment of USSR collapse.
By recognition of independence of separatist Abkhazia and South
Ossetia, the Russian government has caused a great damage, primarily,
to its deceived people, who, instead of hard work and real state
reforms, are offered the receipts of success, taken from these dark
times, when happiness of some people were built on the enslavement
of others", says the statement.
According to it, after the events in Georgia none of the former USSR
states will feel safe near a country, openly declaring the intentions
to give bloody lessons to those of us, who have disobeyed the Kremlin.
"But the most tragic thing is that by its actions Russia has set the
world to a verge of a new cold war, which will exhaust the planet,
taking in the resources of the world countries, which are critical
for settling the growing problems of the global development".
The public associations of Azerbaijan called on the Russian government
to stop aggression against sovereign Georgia and to disavow the
destructive imperialistic ambitions on enslaving its neighbors and
to take steps to restore such eternal values as hard creative labor
and cooperation between people and nations in the country.
They also called on the governments of the democratic countries and
goodwill persons throughout the world, to support Georgia’s struggle
for its sovereignty.
"We call on the Azerbaijani government to provide necessary support
to Georgia in this hard moment. We also call on the Azerbaijani
government not to yield to blackmail and threats from the side of the
imperialistic circles of Russia and to continue developing the economic
and political cooperation with the democratic world society. We
would like to draw attention of the Azerbaijani government to the
fact that Russia’s attempt to annex Georgia’s lands makes Russia’s
participation, as a neutral arbiter, in the peacekeeping process on
the Karabakh conflict impossible".
The public associations also called on the Azerbaijani civil society to
provide possible information support to Georgia’s resistance to Russian
aggression and take an active part in the collection of financial
means for the Georgian civilians, who fell victims of this aggression.
"We believe that the era of imperialistic wars and annexations has
passed, giving place to the goodwill mutually profitable cooperation,
which will help settle the problems between people and countries
without a lie or violence".
The statement was undersigned by 31 representatives of the public
associations of Azerbaijan.