ALI AHMADOV: "IT IS REGRETFUL THAT THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ATTACHES SO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO THE SO-CALLED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE"

APA
March 4 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elnur Mammadli – APA. "It is regretful that the U.S. House of
Representatives attaches so much importance to the so-called Armenian
genocide. Actually this fact should be regarded as a support to
falsify the history," deputy chairman of New Azerbaijan Party (YAP)
Ali Ahmadov said in his interview to the party’s website. According
to Ali Ahmadov, support of the U.S. congress to falsify the history,
may encourage some to falsification. On the other hand, the passage of
such a document, or attempts in this direction aims to exert pressure.

"If the U.S. House of Representatives passes the draft resolution on
the so-called genocide, it will prove that the US is ready to lose
its friends and partners. The passage of this document is against
Azerbaijan as much as it is against Turkey. A decision against
Azerbaijan’s friend is also the decision against Azerbaijan," he said.

Ali Ahmadov said the discussion of the issue is connected with the
opening of Armenia-Turkey borders planned to be realized basing on
America’s scenario.

"The borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan were closed as a protest
against Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan. So, the decisive
condition for opening the borders is Armenia’s withdrawal from the
occupied Azerbaijani territories. This is the only possible variant of
solution. Even if the US bypassing these conditions intends to pass a
resolution on the so-called Armenian genocide to achieve the opening
of the borders between Armenia and Turkey, I think this is disrespect
for the mission undertaken by the US as the co-chair of the Minsk
Group. Being the Minsk Group co-chair the US should be interested in
supporting any step that will help solve the conflict. But actually
we do not see it, on the contrary we witness the action against any
step that will help solve the conflict. I think that it contradicts
the logic of mediation, logic of justice and truth," he said.