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Genira Pashayeva: "Separatists and terrorists pretend national minorities if the PACE documents are not improved"

04 October 2006 [19:57] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijan Parliamentary delegation members Genire Pashayeva and Aydin Mirzezadeh addressed PACE session during the discussion of document 10 961 on Frame Convention for National Minorities’ Rights Defense signed by COE member states.

Aydin Mirzazadeh said there is no problem with national minorities in the country. They are represented in all spheres and Azerbaijan President officially congratulates their national holidays He said the government plans to build Catholic Church though there 140 Catholics in the country. At the end of his speech Mirzazadeh mentioned that unlike Azerbaijan Armenia is mono ethnic country. "300 000 Azerbaijanis displaced from Armenia and one million from occupied by Armenians territories. Armenian Environment Minister insulted Jewish people. These are ordinary cases in Armenia," he said

Then Genire Pashayeva made speech and said that every state should defend the rights of national minorities and the latter should assume some responsibilities. "Armenians' rights were defended in all spheres in Nagorno Karabakh, but they disrespected Azerbaijani language, symbol and flag. They tried to include Nagorno Karabakh in Armenian territories or to create second Armenian state there by the support of Armenian lobby," she said.

At the end of her speech Pashayeva called on PACE members to improve the documents and conventions on this matter, otherwise terrorists and separatists will pretend national minorities, APA correspondent to COE reports.

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