June 28, 2006 - 15:25 AMT
Victor Krivopuskov: Azerbaijan Keeps on Slandering Zory Balayan
Azerbaijan has not stopped to spread lies about Armenian publicist Zory Balayan though presently the hunting for Zory Balayan does not exceed the CIS borders, President of the Association of Russian-Armenian Friendship and Cooperation Victor Krivopuskov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He reminded that the Azeri media keep on spreading dirty lies. "Let's take the article by Azeri political scientist Rovshan Novruzoglu in Zerkalo newspaper. He published extracts from a book titled "Revival of Our Soul" allegedly written by Zory Balayan who takes part in tortures of peaceful Azeris."

In a letter addressed to PanARMENIAN.Net Victor Krivopuskov writes, "I have known Zory Balayan for a long time. I am acquainted with his journalistic, literary and scientific works and know the essence of the Karabakh-Azeri conflict not through hearsay. The information spread by the Azeri media is nothing but dirty lie. I have never heard of such a book though I have almost all the works by Zory Balayan. Just to be absolutely convinced that I am right I found Zory Balayan via Internet. The 72-year-old traveler is on his third voyage aboard of Cilicia vessel. "Slander is conquered by scorn", Zory Balayan's answer was. And this is the truth. I think that our peoples should know this truth and despise lie and calumniators."