RADIO LIBERTY ‘BIASED’ ON KARABAKH

news.az
March 5 2010
Azerbaijan

Jeyhun Osmanli News.Az interviews Jeyhun Osmanli, chairman of the
Ireli public union.

What does Ireli plan to do following its campaign in European cities?

Was the campaign effective?

We held events and actions in eight European countries. The actions
were organized by Azerbaijani students and representatives of
the younger generation in Azerbaijani diaspora organizations. The
actions were effective as a logical continuation of the protest at the
Euronews office in Lyon [about a biased programme on Karabakh]. After
26 February we received a great many positive comments both from
abroad and from Azerbaijan. This gives us strength for larger scale
events. I would also like to note that the events were covered by
the media of the country where they were held.

The Khojaly genocide cannot be forgotten and we will try to keep it
on the agenda of the world community.

What do you think of the decision of the US House of Representatives
committee on the Armenian issue?

This is not the first time that the Armenian lobby has attained the
passage of the resolution in the committee and I am sure it will
fail and the US president will not sign it. However, this example
demonstrates the opportunities presented to the lobby groups and shows
the imperfection of the US democratic system. You can see the cynical
speech before the vote, while the vote turned into a farce. Thanks to
the US Congressmen, the concept of double standards has become common.

It’s enough to look at the projects financed by Congress and their
activity in our states to see that everything is highly biased.

What do you mean?

For example, the website of Radio Liberty has not said a single word
about events held to commemorate Khojaly. How can this be understood?

As no order from the sponsor? Or does Khojaly not feature on the
list of issues that must be covered in Azerbaijan? Unfortunately,
Radio Liberty takes a biased position on Karabakh.

It is obvious that the US Congress, which does not want to accept real
history, is engaged in selling its votes to the Armenian diaspora
and other influence groups. Unfortunately, this is the reality and
we have to accept it and get on with it.