AZERBAIJANI FM COMMENTS ON DECISION BY SWEDISH PARLIAMENT

news.az
March 15 2010
Azerbaijan

Elmar Mammadyarov Elmar Mammadyarov has commented on the decision by
the Swedish parliament to recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide".

‘As is known, the Azerbaijani FM has already declared its position
on this issue. The situation has earlier emerged when the Committee
on external ties of the US Congress had already passed a similar
resolution against which we have expressed our discontent’.

The due statement came from Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov at a
joint news conference at the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry by results
of a bilateral meeting with Slovakian FM Miroslav Laijac asking the
question about the Turkish journalist regarding the decision of the
Swedish parliament regarding the so-called "Armenian genocide".

‘We have already said that if the parliamentarians of any country
consider it necessary to assess the events that occurred 100 years ago,
they should also give a fair assessment to the situation establish in
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, continuing occupation of Azerbaijani
lands, ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijan’s displaced persons and
Khojaly genocide. If this assessment is given, it will be possible
to speak of the just attitude of parliamentarians to these issues’,
Mammadyarov said.