  France’s Armenians condemn Azeri author Aylisli’s persecution February 14, 2013 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordination Council of Armenian organisations of France (CCAF) issued a statement condemning persecution of Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli as well as intimidation policies of President Ilham Aliyev. CCAF urged the European Union and Council of Europe against overlooking Azeri actions, which openly contradict humanitarian and democratic values. The Council called on French authorities to take swift measures in providing freedom and security for the Azerbaijani author, Nouvelles d'Arménie said. Partner news  Top stories Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy. Recent Azeri “examination” concerns a world-famed soprano Montserrat Caballe who’ll perform and give master classes in Yerevan on June 9. Valadao spoke about the importance of affirming the Genocide at the April 24th Congressional Observance on Capitol Hill. Sergei Lavrov noted that the current "status quo is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh people."   Partner news |  Latest news European security conference opens in Moscow  The two-day conference brings together senior defense officials from Russia, EU, the United States and Canada.Ford to close plants, end production in Australia in 2016 “We understand the very real impact that this will have on our team,” Ford Australia President Bob Graziano said.European banks stop sending money to N.Korea The Bank of China announced it was shutting the Foreign Trade Bank account earlier this month. It gave no reason for the move.Mkhitaryan: Shakhtar players gave their all for Ukraine Cup final win “Our win can’t be called an easy one, we never have easy games” FC Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder said. |
