ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES LETTER TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL

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02:25 pm | February 24, 2010

Politics

UN Permanent Representative in the UN Karen Nazaryan addressed a
letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of the
anniversary of the tragic events, the massacre of the Armenian
population in Sumgayit and Baku.

Referring to the cheep propaganda and false facts presented by
Azerbaijan, Karen Nazaryan wrote: "Azerbaijan continues presenting
itself as a victim of so-called "Armenian aggression," distorting
the tragic events known to the whole world."

Ambassador Nazaryan, in particular, recalls the interview of
Azerbaijan’s ex-President Ayaz Mutalibov, where he describes how
the Azerbaijani opposition and militia were trying to prevent the
evacuation of civilians form the zone of military actions through
a mountain corridor. The opposition hoped to come to power via the
slaughter of its own compatriots.

The letter underlines that the international community has confirmed
the atrocities of the Azerbaijani government against the unprotected
Armenian population.

"In response to the peaceful and constitutional demand of the people
of Nagorno Karabakh to realize their right for self-determination,
the Azerbaijani authorities armed the mob, which perpetrated a
massacre of Armenians in Sumgayit in 1988. This was the first case
of mass killing on the territory of the Soviet Union. Immediately
after Azerbaijan gained independence, the murderers were set free
and declared national heroes."

"It should finally become clear that Azerbaijan launched military
aggression against Nagorno Karabakh. Armenia is confident that the
best solution in this situation is to restore the legal demand of
the people of Nagorno Karabakh to realize the right of peoples to
self-determination.," the Armenian Ambassador