Azerbaijan Does Not Accept Their `Guilt´

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12:00 am 20 February, 2006

Official Azerbaijan has expressed its discontent with the resolution

adopted by the European parliament last week.
The European parliament had overwhelmingly adopted a resolution

condemning the Azerbaijani government’s destruction of the Armenian

cemetery in Djulfa.
The khachqars of the Armenian cemetery are located in the Nakhichevan

autonomous republic and are according to the European Parliament a

unique archaeological treasure.
“The Republic of Azerbaijan which is distinguished with its ethnic

diversity has protected 3.5 million historical monuments. Azerbaijan

has always constructively and transparently cooperated with

the international organizations in this field and had many

positive results”, the announcement by the Azeri Foreign Ministry

says. According to the Azeri Mass Media, “the Azeri side was taken

by surprise by the European Parliament resolution “.
“This decision must be evaluated as biased and inappropriate as in the

Azeri occupied territories the monuments of Azeri culture are still

being destroyed. While the international community recognizes the

destruction of the cultural and historical values in the Azeri occupied

territories, the resolution by the European Parliament cannot but cause

surprise”, the announcement by the Azeri Foreign Ministry mentions.