Lies, insinuations never beneath Baku's dignityOctober 3, 2013 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Serzh Sargsayn had hardly returned from PACE session when Azerbaijan hurried to yet again to stack up accusations against the Armenian leader while portraying own President as a dove of peace. The Chief of the Political Analysis and Information Department at Azerbaijani presidential office Elnur Aslanov, for instance, stated that Sargsyan tried to suggest that Aliyev pointed out Armenians as No.1 enemy. Seems like Aslanov is unaware of the international community’s response to Aliyev’s bellicose statements on Karabakh, with Baku having confirmed to be buying weaponry for a war against Armenia. Aslanov went on to recall that “30 000 Armenian nationals currently reside in Azerbaijan, with their basic rights and freedoms guaranteed by the country’s Constitution.” Interestingly enough, Aslanov suggested the Armenian minority has their own newspaper. One might wonder if Aslanov has any idea what year it is. The last Armenian-language newspaper in Azerbaijan was closed in 1989 after the deportation of the Armenians by the “most tolerant nation.” Stopping just short of accusing Armenia of fascism, Aslanov justifies the anti-Armenian hysteria by Baku’s “protecting ideals and values common to the civilized countries and defending the state’s interests which are based on those values.” Clearly, Baku suffers from inferiority complex, with all of its statements aimed at self-affirmation and proof of its ancient origin. Indeed, a nation having no clear proof or idea of its roots, starts from appropriating the lands and culture of the neighboring countries. And a mention of the recently deceased great Armenian actor Sos Sarsyan who once said “to you Karabakh is a territory, to us it’s a sacred fatherland” was completely out of reason. A tolerant and civilized state should have known better than mentioning those deceased in any context. And Aslanov better keep silent. Karine Ter-Sahakian/ PanARMENIAN.Net Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. Armenian border troops stationed in Tavush Starting from May 24, the Armenian border troops officially take over the protection of sections of the border in the Tavush region. |