Author: Baghdasarian Karlen

ARMENIAN LAWYER PROMISES TO EDUCATE YOUNGER GENERATION IF ELECTED TO CHAMBER

11:33 29.08.13

While the Chamber of Lawyers is preparing to hold its scheduled
elections on September 14, Tert.am has interviewed to Ashot Tadevosyan,
one of the candidates, to know his plans and proposals in case of
being elected.

The 81-year-old, who has has considerable experience in legal
consulting services and legal defense, says his primary task will be
to educate the younger generation of lawyers.

“If I am elected, I will first of all focus my efforts on making
the young lawyers’ more literate. Most of the lawyers are young,
with those representing the older generation being few enough to be
counted on fingers. So it is necessary to help them because a beginner
always faces problems with a judge who is experienced. A lawyer with
an experience of just a couple of years cannot speak in court well
enough to defend a client. I have placed the accent on that.

I have to organize meetings with lawyers systematically and go and
listen to their speeches. I will gather 10-15 lawyers together every
time the presidency meets to raise their awareness of the questions
considered. One has to work no less than 10 years to become a public
defender. Hence the older generation has to work with a young lawyer
to transfer experience.”

Asked about his chances of election, Tadevosyan said he has very little
hopes, given that the other contenders are much younger than him.

“No, I will not be elected. I can be said to have very little hope as
the other candidates are younger. I am aged enough, so many of those
who are young may not know me and vote for me. That’s the problem,”
he answered.

Armenian News – Tert.am

From: Baghdasarian

ARMENIA’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VP “WINS” 409.2 MILLION AMD ROAD REPAIR CONTRACT

Grisha Balasanyan

12:06, August 29, 2013

On August 14, 2013, the Armenian government awarded a 409.2 million
AMD road repair contract to a company owned by Hermineh Naghdalyan,
the Vice-President of the country’s National Assembly.

Naghdalyan, a member of the ruling Republican Party, is the sole owner
of the company in question – SISIAN F&PA, Ltd. (The company engages
in motorway construction, earthwork operations, stone manufacturing
and cargo transportation).

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications decided that the
contract would be drawn up on a negotiations-based process and not
on open bidding.

The original government outlay for the project was 416.7 million AMD.

Sections of the Goris-Meghri highway, down to the border with Iran,
are slated for repair.

Within her close circle of friends, Naghdalyan is known as the “Mrs.

Business”. In fact, she is the wealthiest female MP in the National
Assembly.

In 2012, Naghdalyan declared 375 million AMD in revenues and 50
million AMD in cash holdings

Armenia’s “Mrs. Business” has financial interests in a number of
other companies as well.

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RASUL GULIYEV, RESIDING IN AMERICA, ASKS FOR RUSSIA’S HELP

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 09:26

The presidential election campaign launched in Azerbaijan represents
certain interest to the international community in the sense that
it is accompanied with, above all, curious developments concerning
the Azerbaijani mentality rather than politics. The information,
which appeared in international social networks, shocked the society,
disclosing the comic and dramatic character of the pre-election race
in Azerbaijan.

On the other hand, the event attracts attention, because it completely
falls within the current Russian-Azerbaijani relations.

Thus, the USA-settled Azerbaijani outcast, vice-speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament, one of the brightest figures of the opposition
National Council at the presidential election campaign, Rasul Guliyev,
sent a letter to RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, asking him for help
at the elections. The biography of the Azerbaijani politician makes
clear that since 1996, he has lived in the USA as an outcast, having
retired due his disagreements with Heydar Aliyev related to the policy
on Nagorno Karabakh. In the biography also notes that the ex-speaker of
the Azerbaijani parliament, being a native of democratic ideas, opposed
the authoritarian politics Aliyev, thus emigrated and settled in the
country, which is considered a symbol of freedom and democracy. The
biography also testifies that the Azerbaijani Parliament ex-speaker,
representing a bearer of democratic ideas, opposed the authoritarian
policy of Aliyev, as a result of which emigrated and settled in the
country, which is considered the symbol of freedom and democracy.

According to reliable Western sources, Mr. Guliyev met in Washington,
first of all, with RF Ambassador to that country Sergey Kislyak,
handing him the letter to the RF Foreign Minister, in which he noted
his chance to win the presidential elections with the help of Russia.

Instead, he stated his readiness to fully serve the state interests of
Russia. If elected the president, Guliyev promises to intensify even
more the bilateral relations and to proceed from the state interests of
Russia in the process of the Karabakh conflict settlement. After the
meeting, the copy of the letter to the RF Foreign Minister appeared
immediately in social networks.

What does it mean? Why does Rasul Guliyev connect his return with
the support of the Russian elite? After all, he is well aware that
Russian favorite candidate at the National Council is RF citizen
Rustam Ibragimbekov. And if, realizing this, he tries to negotiate
with official Moscow, so the assessment given to the political activity
of this Council is true – to follow the activities of the Azerbaijani
National Council means to follow a circus clowning.

In this regard, quite noteworthy is the evidence of one of the
Armenian politicians that not long ago, the ex-speaker of the Milli
Majlis, residing in the USA, tried to establish relations with the US
influential organizations. Rasul Guliyev noted this at a meeting at the
Washington Johns Hopkins University. He arrived fromNew York specially
for this. This fact suggests that once this political figure advanced
the USA policy in the South Caucasus. Judging by the recent events,
we can conclude that his political activities in the United States,
in all probability, have failed and, as a result, he began to be taken
lightly. Consequently, Rasul Guliyev had to focus on Moscow, hoping
for its favor. And though in his comments, Rasul Guliyev asserted
that Rustam Ibragimbekov could be the single opposition candidate,
however, his recent steps testified that he didn’t consider himself
the worst candidate.

This factual material allows making certain conclusions – in the
political struggle, the influential opposition candidates involved
in the presidential race try to get the support of not the people
(which would mean the existence of strong social support), but of the
superpowers playing a considerable role in the South Caucasus region.

This is not definitely in favor of the Azerbaijani society. In the same
context should be taken the appeal of the Azerbaijani presidential
candidate living in Moscow, Rasul Ibragimbekov, for establishing
relations with the Armenian circles, which testifies to the attitude
of the world power centers to the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict
settlement, the logic of which is the following – for realizing
their geopolitical plans, peace and stability should be maintained
in the region. It should be noted that Ibragimbekov was declared a
presidential candidate by the initiative group a day before Vladimir
Putin’s arrival in Baku.

As we see, the domestic political intrigues and the formality of the
pre-election struggle demonstrate the sad Azerbaijani reality. The
crisis of the Azerbaijani social and political system is obvious, and
the crash of the authoritarian regime is merely needed for ensuring
both the domestic political and regional stability.

The imaginary struggle of Guliyev, Ibragimbekov, and other presidential
candidates in Azerbaijan proves the lack of serious politicians ready
to take the power and establish a dialogue with the Karabakh party for
regulating the relations. US resident Guliyev’s appeal to Russia, as
well as the show organized by Moscow resident Ibragimbekov and other
similar processes testify that the Azerbaijani society is unable to
oppose the events taking place at the political arena, which, in turn,
means that this society has the problem of self-organization. The
latter has just to declare itself the only leader of the struggle with
the authoritarian regime, excluding in the pre-election campaign any
cooperation with the forces unable to conduct a political struggle. In
its foreign policy aspirations, the society should, first of all,
refuse of the Armenia-phobia, condemn the safarovshina as a dangerous
ideology, and get ready for a dialogue with the NKR. It will decrease
the tension in the conflict zone and will give an opportunity to find
common grounds in the negotiation process.

The Azerbaijani society should really get sober and take the facts
as reality. If the Azerbaijani politicians do not try to consider
carefully the internal problems of their country and prefer to deal
with them in the capitals of the great powers, considering their
support the only possible way of coming to power, if they do not care
about the fate of the intellectuals caught up by the police and the
young people disoriented under the ideological influence of the ruling
regime, so the Azerbaijani society should, indeed, seriously think
about all this. Azerbaijan has long pursued the imperative of radical
transformation of the social and political system. It is a matter of
choice “either – or”, which this society should clearly understand,
otherwise it will have to come to terms with the fact of imported
“color revolutions”.

Ruzan ISHKHANIAN

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MKHITARYAN SCORED A GOAL AND MADE AN ASSIST DURING FRIENDLY MATCH

21:32, 28 August, 2013

YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, ARMENPRESS: Midfielder of Armenian National
football team Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a goal and made an
assist during friendly match between “Borussia” Dortmund and “TV
Hisfield”. “Armenpress” reports that Mkhitaryan scored the goal on
21st minute and 4 minutes later after his assist another goal scored
Julian Schiber.

After the first half “Borussia” beats the opponent 4:0. The other
two goals were scored by Aubameyang and Blaszczykowski.

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ZHAMANAK: ARARAT GOVERNOR LOOKS FOR CULTURED AND SMART MAYOR

Thursday,
August
29

The governor of Ararat province Edik Barseghian is looking for a
“cultured”, smart, and intellectual man as a candidate for the mayor
of the city of Ararat, but the issue has not been discussed yet,
‘Zhamanak’ daily was informed by Ararat governor yesterday.

In his words, the issue of Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) candidate
has not been decided yet. As is known, since the death of Abraham
Babayan, the former governor of Ararat province, the position of
Ararat city’s mayor has been vacant. A candidate for Ararat mayor
must have lived in Ararat for the past year. HHK will also elect
the territorial chairman as Abraham Babayan was the chairman of HHK
structure in Ararat and adjacent villages.

TODAY, 10:43

Aysor.am

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KARABAKH OFFICIAL:SARSAG RESERVOIR CAN BE DAMAGED ONLY IF AZERBAIJAN DECIDES TO ATTACK IT

August 29, 2013 | 01:21

STEPANAKERT. – Azerbaijan is trying to speculate on the issue of
Sarsag reservoir, spokesperson for Karabakh President Davit Babayan
said commenting on Azerbaijani media reports.

Earlier the Nagorno-Karabakh government expressed readiness to start
dialogue with Azerbaijan on joint management of water resources. In
response Azerbaijani side complained to PACE about “Armenians whose
actions will lead to a humanitarian disaster.”

Commenting on the recent actions, Babayan said Azerbaijani claims
are absolutely groundless.

“Instead of complaining to various agencies, majority of which have
no mandate to tackle such problems, Azerbaijan should better pick up
enough courage to appeal to the Karabakh side,” Babayan told Armenian
News-NEWS.am.

As to possible damage of the reservoir, spokesperson noted that it
could suffer damage “only if Azerbaijan starts bombing it.”

Member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Elhan Suleymanov has sent
letters to PACE President, Secretary General and Bureau members,
complaining about the situation with the reservoir.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

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JOURNEES CULTURELLES INDIENNES A LJEVAN

ARMENIE

L’ ONG “amitie indo-armenienne” a organise des Journees culturelles
indiennes dans la region du Tavush, qui etaient consacrees au 67e
anniversaire de l’independance indienne.

Les Journees comprenaient des exposition de photos, une exposition de
peintures et la semaine du film indien. Le programme etait soutenu par
l’Ambassade d’Inde en Armenie, la Municipalite de Ljevan et l’usine
de brandy de Ljevan.

jeudi 29 août 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

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COLLECTIF VAN : L’EPHEMERIDE DU 29 AOUT

Publié le : 29-08-2013

Info Collectif VAN – – La rubrique “Ephéméride”
du Collectif VAN a été lancée le 6 décembre 2010. Elle recense
la liste d’événements survenus a une date donnée, a différentes
époques de l’Histoire, sur les thématiques que l’association suit
au quotidien.

L’éphéméride du Collectif VAN repose sur des informations en
ligne sur de nombreux sites (les sources sont spécifiées sous
chaque entrée).

Vous pouvez retrouver tous les éphémérides du Collectif VAN dans
la Rubrique Actions VAN, en cliquant sur ces liens:

Les éphémérides du Collectif VAN (1ère partie)

Les éphémérides du Collectif VAN (2ème partie)

29 aoÔt 1985 — Le caractère génocidaire des massacres du peuple
arménien en 1915-1916 a été reconnu dans un rapport de l’ONU sur la
question de la prévention et de la répression du crime de génocide
établi par la Commission des droits de l’homme – Sous-Commission de
la lutte contre les mesures discriminatoires et de la protection des
minorit̩s Рlors de la 38e session du Conseil ̩conomique et social de
l’ONU. Ce rapport, connu du nom de son rapporteur Benjamin Whitaker,
a été approuvé par la Commission des droits de l’homme de l’ONU
le 29 aoÔt 1985.

Ca s’est passé un 29 aoÔt (les événements sont classés du plus
ancien au plus récent) :

28 et 29 aoÔt 1915 — Empire ottoman : Cezire (sancak de Mardin). Les
évêques syrien catholique et chaldéen de Cezire sont assassinés
les premiers ; tous les hommes arméniens et nombre de Chaldéens
et de Jacobites sont arrêtés, puis égorgés a l’arme blanche,
a la périphérie de la ville, et jetés dans le Tigre.

*** (Ternon, 2002 :180-182).

Mass violence : Chronologie de l’extermination des Arméniens de
l’Empire ottoman par le régime jeune-turc (1915-1916)

29 et 30 aoÔt 1915 — Empire ottoman : sancak de Malatia. Les 400
détenus survivants de la prison de Malatia sont égorgés dans
l’abattoir de l’établissement.

*** (Kévorkian, 2006 :508).

Mass violence : Chronologie de l’extermination des Arméniens de
l’Empire ottoman par le régime jeune-turc (1915-1916)

29 aoÔt 1915 — Empire ottoman : Anatolie. le ministère de
l’Intérieur adressa une circulaire sous la forme d’un télégramme
demandant aux autorités de mettre aux enchères les biens abandonnés
des Arméniens au profit de la population turque locale.

Armenian Trends РMes Arm̩nies : G̩nocide arm̩nien : confiscation
et colonisation

29 aoÔt 1915 — Empire ottoman : Caza de Djezireh. Tous les chrétiens
sont arrêtés, les notables torturés pour qu’ils révèlent des
caches d’armes. Puis, selon la procédure habituelle, ils sont
enchaînés ou attachés avec des cordes et conduits en dehors de
la ville où ils sont tués. Toutes les victimes sont déshabillées
avant d’être exécutées.

© Revue d’Histoire Arménienne Contemporaine pour toutes les éditions
| © Yves Ternon pour le texte Mardin 1915 Imprescriptible : Caza de
Djezireh et de Nisibe

29 aoÔt 1919 — 60 juifs sont massacrés a Vassilkovo (du côté
de Kiev) lors d’un pogrome auquel se livrent des alliés de l’Armée
nationale ukrainienne de Simon Petlioura.

Skynet : 29 aoÔt, ce jour-la, n’oubliez pas

29 aoÔt 1941 — 3 016 juifs de la ville de Czernovitz (U.R.S.S.) et
de ses environs sont assassinés par les troupes allemandes.

Skynet : 29 aoÔt, ce jour-la, n’oubliez pas

29 aoÔt 1942 — Les SS assassinent 1 800 juifs a Zoludek
(Biélorussie).

– Les nazis yougoslaves annoncent a Berlin que la question juive a
trouvé sa ” solution finale ” en Serbie : sur 23 000 juifs, 20 000
ont été tués.

– Les SS assassinent 400 juifs a Byten (Ukraine).

– 100 juifs de Sasov et 472 juifs d’Olseko (Ukraine) sont déportés
au camp d’extermination de Belzec, où tous sont tués par les SS.

â~@¨â~@¨- Sur une grande échelle, qui s’étend sur trois jours,
contre les juifs de Tarnopol (Ukraine). 4 000 juifs sont arrêtés
et déportés au camp d’extermination de Belzec.

РUn sixi̬me transport comprenant 1 000 juifs, dont 179 enfants,
quitte le camp de regroupement de Malines (Belgique) pour le camp
d’extermination d’Auschwitz. 34 déportés seulement survivront
jusqu’a la libération du camp, en 1945.

– Gazage de 746 étudiants du bloc ” maladies contagieuses ” de
l’hôpital d’Auschwitz Skynet : 29 aoÔt, ce jour-la, n’oubliez pas

29 aoÔt 1942 — Belgique : un groupe de Juifs envahit les bureaux
de AJB pour y brÔler les listes des ” Juifs du travail ” et y
assassiner le responsable juif de cette section. Asche se fâche
alors et la police SS change de tactique : elle se passera des Belges
et aura recours avec l’aide des SS Flamands a des razzias et des ”
Einzelaktionen ” pour remplir les convois. Elle se chargera d’abord
des Juifs apatrides et étrangers…

BS Encyclopédie : Déportation en Belgique

29 aoÔt 1983 — Turquie : le Ministre de l’Instruction Publique
(Milli Egitim Bakanlıgı) de la République turque. Direction
de l’Education et de la formation. Circulaire n° 140 1er juillet
1983. Bulletin Officiel. Date de publication 29 aoÔt 1983.

p.334 ” En ce qui concerne l’examen des recommandations faites dans le
n° du 1er sept 1980 et le n° 2069 du Bulletin Officiel sur l’Atlas
historique abrégé et son emploi comme livre de classe auxiliaire
dans les classes du secondaire et des lycées, l’Atlas Historique,
édité par Faik Resit Unat : ” Les mots “Arménie et “Ermenistan”
(le mot turc pour Arménie), qu’on trouve dans les pages 10, 11,15
des Atlas susmentionnés, et qui sont reproduits probablement dans
les pages des différentes éditions de ces ouvrages, doivent être
supprimés. Suivant la nomination d’un Directeur, ou d’un Député
Directeur, les stipulations contenues dans cette circulaire jointe
doivent être appliquées exactement a ces atlas. En outre, la même
procédure devra être suivie dans le cas des autres atlas contenant
les censures spécifiées dans les circulaires annexes ”.

Vahakn Dadrian , Documentation du génocide arménien dans les sources
turques Imprescriptible : L’émergence du déni comme impératif
culturel

29 aoÔt 1985 — Le caractère génocidaire des massacres du peuple
arménien en 1915-1916 a été reconnu dans un rapport de l’ONU sur la
question de la prévention et de la répression du crime de génocide
établi par la Commission des droits de l’homme – Sous-Commission de
la lutte contre les mesures discriminatoires et de la protection des
minorit̩s Рlors de la 38e session du Conseil ̩conomique et social de
l’ONU. Ce rapport, connu du nom de son rapporteur Benjamin Whitaker,
a été approuvé par la Commission des droits de l’homme de l’ONU
le 29 aoÔt 1985.

Wikipédia : Génocide

29 aoÔt 2009 — Turquie : Mustafa Ozturk, conseiller communal MR
(Mouvement R̩formateur Рparti francophone lib̩ral de droite) dans la
commune bruxelloise de Schaerbeek, vient de publier un nouvel ouvrage
intitulé Belgelerle 1915 “Ermeni meselesi” (1915 avec les documents –
“La question arménienne”) aux éditions Bilge Karinca Yayinlari en
Turquie. L’ouvrage rédigé par l’élu libéral schaerbeekois vise,
a nouveau, a promouvoir la négation du génocide arménien auprès
d’un lectorat turcophone vivant en grand nombre dans la capitale
européenne.

Collectif VAN : Un conseiller communal MR publie un nouveau livre
négationniste

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LE MINISTRE ARMENIEN PERPLEXE DEVANT LA BAISSE DES INVESTISSEMENTS ETRANGERS

ARMENIE

Le ministre de l’Economie Vahram Avanesyan a declare qu’il etait
perplexe face a la baisse spectaculaire des investissements etrangers
dans l’economie de l’Armenie, qui ont eu lieu en grande partie dans
le secteur minier, le secteur de la construction et le secteur des
telecommunications, en disant aussi que le gouvernement etait preoccupe
par cette tendance.

” J’espère qu’il n’y aura pas de baisse importante des investissements
etrangers cette annee ” a-t-il ajoute.

” Ces secteurs ont atteint un certain niveau et, en fait, ont
besoin d’investissements substantiels. Quant a l’industrie et
d’autres secteurs, nous avons besoin de temps pour diversifier les
investissements ” a-t-il dit.

Le montant total des investissements etrangers dans le secteur de
l’economie d’Armenie entre janvier et mars 2013 s’elevait a 131
millions de dollars, en baisse de près de 12 pour cent par rapport
a la meme periode de 2012.

jeudi 29 août 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

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AZERBAIJAN INTENDS TO PURCHASE SUBMARINES, DESTROYER AND AIRCRAFT IN SOUTH KOREA

Turan Information Agency
August 27, 2013 Tuesday

Baku/26.08.13/Turan:

Azerbaijan wants to purchase a large number of modern weapons from
South Korea. However, official Seoul has doubts, fearing a negative
reaction from Russia as well as the possibility of an imbalance of
forces, given the dispute between Baku and Yerevan over the ownership
of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to South Korean newspaper “Hanguk Ilbo,”
referring to its sources in the country’s parliament.

“Rossiyskaya Gazeta” reported that Baku’s interest in acquiring South
Korean weapons and equipment was made during a recent visit of the
delegation to the Parliament of South Korea.

The list of weapons that the Azerbaijani authorities would like to buy
is rather large. In particular, Azerbaijan would like to purchase two
submarines, destroyers, transport ship, supersonic trainer aircraft
T-50, one of the world’s best K-9 self-propelled guns 155 mm caliber,
helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, fire control systems and
other items. The total transaction of the value, in the case of its
conclusion, would be at least three billion dollars.

“Hanguk Ilbo” noted that the weapons are desired by Baku primarily in
support of the confrontation with Yerevan in the territorial dispute
over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is now under Armenian control. In
addition, the strengthening of the armed forces of Azerbaijan will
increase opportunities to protect its rich oil and gas deposits.

These proposed purchases have been delivered to the government of South
Korea which is not in a hurry to start negotiations with Azerbaijan
over the arms. There are several reasons for the reluctance. First,
the supply of such large quantities of weapons could lead to a change
in the balance of power in the region and will be perceived as a
“game” of Seoul on the side of Baku in the territorial dispute,
in which Koreans do not want to get involved.

Deputy Kim Kwang Jin, who was among a group of MPs who visited Baku,
recognized the potential problem. “We have yet to discover should
we supply weapons to the country, which has a territorial dispute
with another state,” said Kim, but acknowledged that “Azerbaijan has
expressed a very strong interest and desire to buy our weapons.”

Korean gunsmiths would like to export such large quantities of
weapons, which would not only help to earn a substantial amount,
but also improve the image of South Korea as a global supplier of arms.

Seoul does not hide its goal of becoming an active player in the
international arms market. However, they understand that the weapon
is often the policy, and therefore have to watch what you sell and
to whom.

According to the “Hanguk Ilbo,” the South Korean Foreign Ministry
reacted negatively to the possibility of selling weapons to Azerbaijan,
and recommended that the Ministry of Defense of Korea “exercise
particular care and restraint.”

In this regard, in Korea it was reported that the head of the
military department of the country not by chance recently cited
“heavy workload internal affairs,” in rejecting Baku’s proposal, as
well as the suggestion of a Korean MP to visit Azerbaijan. However,
the paper said that instead of the minister, his deputy is going to
visit Baku, and he will discuss the issue of the supply of weapons.

“Hanguk Ilbo” notes that there is another reason for caution of Seoul.

They do not want to spoil relations with Russia, which has a special
interest in the region, as well as its position in the relations with
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh issue. “It is clear that
Russia heartedly react to the fact that Azerbaijan will dramatically
increase its military capabilities, with our help, ” the newspaper
quoted the opinion of the representative of the government of South
Korea. A compromise proposal was suggested, “To reduce the risk
of negative reaction of Russia, they should start consideration of
the organizing supplies of purely defensive weapons to Azerbaijan,
” said Hanguk O’ Jeong-Jin, the professor at Seoul University of
Foreign Studies. -02D-

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