Australian politician slams Azeri leader’s war-mongeringAugust 15, 2014 - 12:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, Amanda Fazio has called out Azerbaijan’s aggression toward the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Armenia, stating that it doesn’t deserve the hosting rights to a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2016, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia. Fazio, who visited Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh in July 2013, delivered a statement on the floor of the NSW Legislative Council highlighting the ongoing aggression by Azerbaijan and the war-mongering by President Ilham Aliyev, the serious human rights abuses within that country and the need for the international community to take a far stronger position on condemning Azerbaijan’s aggression. “The recent decision to allow Azerbaijan to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2016 should be rescinded,” Fazio exclaimed. “The awarding of this race to a country which acts as an aggressor in the region and has an appalling record on human rights defies logic.” She added: "The list of human rights violations regularly perpetrated by the Azerbaijani authorities is long and includes clamping down on the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association including persecution of activists, arresting them on trumped up charges and denying them the right to a fair trial." “It is time the international community took a stand against the unnecessary aggression and repression of human rights being exerted by the government of Azerbaijan," Fazio concluded. Over the past two weeks Azerbaijan has intensified its aggression towards Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, which has resulted in a large number of casualties. President Aliyev has gone as far as declaring war via a series messages on social media website, Twitter. Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia), Vache Kahramanian, welcomed Fazio’s statement. He remarked: “Once again Ms Fazio has taken the moral high ground in defending the people of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.” The Parliament of Australia’s largest state of New South Wales recognized the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and its right to self-determination in a unanimous motion in October 2012. Photo: Daily Telegraph Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |