AZERBAIJANI INTELLIGENTSIA CALLS FOR DIALOGUE WITH ARMENIA
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
19.06.2009 10:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Union of Azerbaijani Intelligentsia considers it
possible to create a joint commission out of Azerbaijani and Armenian
intelligentsia or the Union of Elders for implementation of public
diplomacy in the solution to the Nagorno Karabakh problem.
"The main condition is that both sides really need to make efforts to
solve the problem. The contribution to the solution of this problem
can make not only intelligentsia but also people sincere acting
in the interests of the people. These people regardless of their
nationality do not trample justice," Union Chairman Eldaniz Guliev
said on Thursday.
At the initiative of Ambassadors of Azerbaijan and Armenia to Russia –
Polad Bulbuloglu and Armen Smbatian- intelligentsia of both countries
visited Stepanakert, Yerevan and Baku in June 2007. The Azerbaijani
delegation included Polad Bulbuloglu, Farhad Badalbeyli, Kamal
Abdulla, Azer Pasha Nemat and Ilham Fataliyev. Next visit is planned
for July 2009.
"The conflict can not last forever. There are refugees and internally
displaced persons who suffer from this conflict," he said.
According to him, if the conflict between the two countries can not
be resolved, then intelligentsia and other active members of society
must increase their efforts towards settling this problem. "In this
case, it would be possible to move forward," Guliev said.
The Movement of Azerbaijani Intelligentsia was established in 2003. In
2007, it was to be officially registered in the Ministry of Justice
as an association of intellectuals in Azerbaijan. The purpose of the
organization is to protect the rights of intellectuals of Azerbaijan
and achieve reconciliation between opposition and the authorities,
Trend News reported.