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Armenia’s provocation at Madrid tourism fair prevented [VIDEO]

24 January 2017 [13:15] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Rashid Shirinov

Azerbaijan gave a decent response to another provocation of Armenia at the international tourism fair FITUR held in Madrid on January 18-22.

The Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry reported that aggressor Armenia once again resorted to provocation by trying to show photos and materials about Karabakh in its stand, and thus proving that it occupied and continues to occupy the Azerbaijani territories.

The Azerbaijani delegation headed by Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev and Azerbaijan's Embassy in Spain immediately reacted to the provocation. The Culture Ministry sent letters of protest to the leadership of FITUR and the UN World Tourism Organization with reference to the UN documents confirming the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and also to the decision of UNWTO Executive Council “On illegal propaganda of conflict zones for the purpose of tourism” from 2015.

Garayev also held discussions on this issue with Secretary General of UNWTO Taleb Rifai, and brought to his attention the disrespect shown by the Armenian side, which took actions contrary to international law.  Rifai stressed that he would hold negotiations with the appropriate agencies in this regard. Subsequently, the UNWTO informed the ministry that discussions at various levels were held in this context, and necessary measures would be taken.

Moreover, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Spain held meetings at the country’s Foreign Ministry and with the leadership of FITUR, conveying Azerbaijan's position and noting the need for suppression of such provocations by Armenia.

The Spanish side confirmed that it recognizes territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, further adding that in some cases the state can not intervene in the private sector, but also stressed that it would warn the organizers of the fair about the sensitivity of the issue. Azerbaijanis living in Spain organized a protest in front of the stand of Armenia.

Armenia broke out a lengthy war against Azerbaijan laying territorial claims on its South Caucasus neighbor. Since a war in the early 1990s, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.

Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.



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