BAKU: Azeri MPs Ask France To Be "Sensitive" When Debating Genocide

AZERI MPS ASK FRANCE TO BE "SENSITIVE" WHEN DEBATING GENOCIDE BILL

ITV, Baku,
10 Oct 06

[Presenter] The Milli Maclis [Azerbaijani parliament] has voiced
concern about the Armenian genocide bill to be discussed at the
French parliament. The [Azerbaijani] MPs regarded the bill as an
attempt to violate human rights and freedoms and decided to appeal
to the French parliament.

[Passage omitted: MPs voice their attitude to the French bill]

[Correspondent] In the afternoon, the MPs adopted the appeal to the
French parliament.

[Deputy Speaker Bahar Muradova, reading the appeal at the rostrum] The
law that may be passed following the activity of various political
groups and ethnic lobbies, can only discredit the influence of
France, a country that has old democratic traditions. In addition,
[if passed] the law will call into question impartiality of France as
a co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group for the peaceful settlement of
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagornyy Karabakh. Therefore,
the Milli Maclis of the Azerbaijani Republic calls on colleagues at
the French parliament to be careful and sensitive when debating the
mentioned issue.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS