Trend, Azerbaijan
Oct 13 2009
Azerbaijani MP hopes for Turkish Parliament’s refusal from ratifying
protocols till Armenia releases occupied territories
Azerbaijan, Baku, October 13 / Trend News A. Huseynbala /
Azerbaijani MP expressed hope that the Turkish Parliament will not
ratify Ankara-Yerevan protocols if Armenia does not release
Azerbaijani occupied territories.
Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva participated in TV debates of Ali
Kirjan’s Ana Xabar program at SHOW TV Turkish channel, in one of the
most rating programs Can Dundarla Canli Qazete at NTV TV channel and
Haber Turk TV channel concerning signing the protocols to normalize
Turkey-Armenia relations and submission of these documents for
discussion of the Turkish Parliament on October 21.
About 20 percent of Azerbaijani territory was occupied by Armenia more
than 15 years, 1 million of Azerbaijani refugees and internally
displaced people can not return to their lands and homes within many
years, MP said.
She said that there are about 2.5 million refugees in entire CE
sphere, 1 million are Azerbaijanis.
Turkey closed the border with Armenia after Kalbajar region of
Azerbaijan was occupied, Pashayeva said.
"Azerbaijani people think that this policy will also continue in
future. Turkey must not establish ties and open the border with
Armenia till Armenia releases Azerbaijani occupied territories," MP
said.
Pashayeva reminded about Turkish officials’ statements that the border
between Turkey and Armenia will not be opened and ties between two
countries will not be established till Armenia releases Azerbaijani
occupied territories.
"We hope that the Turkish Parliament will call Armenia for releasing
Azerbaijani occupied lands and state that otherwise Yerevan should
forget about ratification of protocols," MP said.
Pashayeva said that issuelessness of the meetings held between
Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents within many years was connected
with Yerevan’s refusal from releasing Azerbaijani occupied
territories.
"Unfortunately, co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group do not demonstrate
necessary activity to oblige Armenia to release Azerbaijani occupied
territories. They also do not put pressure upon Yerevan," she said.
Several forces abroad willing to reconcile Turkey and Armenia said
that establishment of diplomatic relations between them and opening of
the border will positively affect the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. But it is mistaken opinion, Pashayeva said.
If diplomatic relations are established and the border between these
countries is opened before Azerbaijani lands are released, Armenian
President will hold tougher position in release of Azerbaijani
territories. MP reminded Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s
statements that the situation we faced during the talks gives enough
grounds to speak about it.
Relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan were broken due to occupation
of Azerbaijan lands by Armenia.
Armenian-Turkish diplomatic ties have been severed due to Armenia’s
claims of an alleged genocide, and its occupation of Azerbaijani
lands. Armenian economic-social state fell into decay because of bad
relations with neighbors.
"Armenia must take decisive actions to change the situation. We hope
that during discussions of protocols in the Turkish Parliament, MPs
will unambiguously state Armenia and the world that ratification of
these documents is possible only after Azerbaijani occupied
territories are released," Pashayeva said.
Pashayeva said that three countries, including the USA, Russia and
France participated in the signing ceremony of Turkey-Armenia
protocols do their best to achieve rapprochement of these countries.
"First, they must put pressure upon Yerevan for Armenia to release
Azerbaijani territories. Peace and cooperation in the region are
possible after Armenia leaves Azerbaijani occupied territories," MP
said.
MP pointing to over-scrupulousness of this topic for Azerbaijan said
that Azerbaijani people hope that the Turkish Parliament will not
ratify the protocols till Armenia releases occupied territories,
Pashayeva said.
Pashayeva was asked what she can tell concerning Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan’s visiting a football match in Turkey.
"We would like everybody to know that above-mentioned person
participated in occupation of Azerbaijani lands and was one of its
organizers," Pashayeva said.
He is guilty of murder of thousands innocent Azerbaijanis killed
during occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian armed forces,
as well as subjected to genocide of civilians in Khojali.
Murder of thousands innocent Azerbaijanis will be on his conscience
for ever. My relatives, schoolmates and friends were among these
people.
About 1 million of Azerbaijanis can not return their lands and homes
due to aggressive policy of Armenia headed by him.
What do you feel if you are not able to visit graves of your
relatives, children, parents and return home during 15 years?
I think that I have mentioned enough facts for you to think over
personality of Sargsyan and his country thoroughly and feel pain and
feelings of Azerbaijani people.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
