Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:34:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BAKU: Yevda Abramov: "Armenians Aim To Make Jewish Lobby Not To Support Turkey And Azerbaijan Anymore"

YEVDA ABRAMOV: "ARMENIANS AIM TO MAKE JEWISH LOBBY NOT TO SUPPORT TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN ANYMORE"

Today.Az
olitics/50642.html
Feb 13 2009
Azerbaijan

Day.Az interview with Milli Medjlis deputy of Azerbaijan Yevda Abramov.

– Have you read the next "hoax" of the Armenian propaganda?

– Yes, I have visited these websites and familiarized with the nonsense
that Armenians have again published. I investigated the situation
at once and it turned out that on the night of February 10 there
was not a single person with knife wounds brought to the Sumgayit
hospitals. My assistant lives in Sumgayit but neither he nor his
relatives have heard anything about the alleged Jewish pogroms. We
contacted Jewish families, residing in Sumgayit, as well as Jews,
who have relatives in this city, but they all refuted this nonsense.

– Why did Armenians decide to release this disinformation? And why now?

– After Davos, when leaders of the countries friendly to Azerbaijan
and Israel, voiced emotional statements favorable conditions emerged
for the Armenian propaganda to publish another "hoax". I think after
the recent events in the Near East, a number of countries friendly to
Azerbaijan started to assess the situation lopsided. One party of the
conflict was set up for an aggressor and another as a victim. Armenians
decided to make use of it and wrote about the alleged murders in
Sumgayit on their websites.

– By the way, why was Sumgayit chosen for as far as we know there
are not so many Jews in this city?

– Armenians managed to make others associate Sumgayit with the place
of ethnic conflicts. Ordinary people in different countries think like
that: if several years ago there were atrocities committed in this
city, but most still do not know that these atrocities were committed
by Armenians, perhaps, they could have repeated again. Armenians have
staked on this factor skillfully and it should be admitted that to
some extend they have attained their goals. Bakuvians, residing in
Israel and other countries started to worry and call to Baku, asking
about the events, ongoing here.

– Probably Armenians pursued not only the goal of making the society
worry, they usually have far-seeing plans. What do you think was
their target this time?

– Armenians aim to make the world Jewish lobby not to support Turkey
and Azerbaijan. We have information that after "Davos" Armenians were
openly celebrating the speech of the Turkish leadership. Armenians
hope that when they raise the issue about "Armenian genocide" once
again, the World Jews will not support Turkey.

Azerbaijan is among the most tolerant countries in the world. People
here are very friendly to Jews like other nationalities. I am confident
that there will never be differences with Jews on the Azerbaijani land.