Politicians Large Obstacle for Armenian-Azeri DialogueJuly 11, 2006 - 16:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The work on establishment of peace between peoples should be done by politicians. Public dialogue is necessary - it is half the success on the way to peace, but just politicians are the largest obstacle on the way to dialogue between Armenians and Azeris, Azeri publicist and journalist Alekper Aliyev stated in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words, the anti-Armenian hysteria in Azerbaijan can be explained by Baku losing the Karabakh war. «The winner is always condescending - maybe this is why there is no hysteria in Armenia similar to that in Azerbaijan. We have Leader TV channel, which is authority leaning, and you can never hear of xenophobia, anti-Armenian moods or military hysteria on it. However, there are media, who each day propagate the enemy image,» he remarked. Aliyev also remarked that if politicians want a war, let them fight. In his words, militant statements of top officials can result in nothing good. «Leave the peoples alone, stop fearing peoples' diplomacy. If the state is afraid of its people, it means it does not trust it. As for bans for trips to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, the sole structures, who can prevent me from travelling are the President, MFA and the Ministry of National Security,» he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |