ROA AMBASSADOR TO U.N. REMINDS SECRETARY GENERAL OF SUMGAIT, BAKU POGROMS

2010 /02/24 | 12:36

Politics

On the occasion of the Armenian pogroms in Sumgait and Baku, RoA
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Karen Nazaryan,
addressed a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

In his letter, Ambassador Nazaryan said that, "Azerbaijan continues
presenting itself as a victim of so-called Armenian aggression,
distorting the tragic events known to the whole world."

The letter notes that the international community has confirmed the
atrocities of the Azerbaijani government against the unprotected
Armenian population residing in its territory . "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 Sumgait
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.," Ambassador Nazaryan concludes.