Armenian FM spokesman comments on Azeri president’s interview

ArmenPress
Oct 8 2004
ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN COMMENTS ON AZERI PRESIDENT’S
INTERVIEW
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Armenpress news agency asked
Hamlet Gasparian, a foreign ministry spokesman, to comment on a
recent interview by Azeri president Ilham Aliyev to Reuters, in which
he again complained of the international community’s reluctance to
curb Armenian “aggression,” warning also that “Azerbaijan will not go
for compromise and that Nagorno Karabagh will never be independent.”
Gasparian was asked to share Armenia’s position in the light of the
recently stepped up negotiation processes over Karabagh resolution
and the expectations of the international community.
“Usually the president of Azerbaijan does not save words to praise
his father, Heydar Aliyev’s contributions to the development of
Azerbaijan, calling him “the national leader of Azerbaijani people,
he symbol of Azerbaijan, its independence, dignity and courage,”
Gasparian said.
“I should remind that Aliyev Sen. accepted arrangements, reached
in Paris and Key West, which his son is now rejecting by brandishing
his sword. I should also like to remind that today, when Azerbaijanis
keep on calling Armenia “aggressor,” they should remember the
1991-93, when they launched a large-scale offensive along the entire
front line, nearing Stepanakert and neighboring areas that were under
constant fire day and night and only due to the courage and heroism
of Karabagh people they were pushed back. Today Azeris are reaping
the fruits of the military aggression they themselves unbridled,
becoming the captives of their own policy towards Nagorno Karabagh,”
he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress