May 5, 2005 - 08:51 AMT
AZERI AND TURKISH PARLIAMENTS WILL UNITE AGAINST ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
The Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey will start joint campaign to «unveil» the Armenian Genocide around the world. Milli Mejlis Vice-Speaker Arif Ragimzade stated it in the course of a reception of Turkish MPs Emin Sherin and Husein Mumtaz in Baku. He emphasized the importance of further development of the Azeri-Turkish relations. The Vice-Speaker also noted the need to increase the efforts of both parliaments in «struggle» with the Armenian policy of acknowledgement of the Genocide. In his turn Turkish MP Emin Sherin underscored the firmness of the ties between the fraternal peoples and the significance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in strengthening the Azerbaijan-Turkey relations. «The Parliament of Azerbaijan has revealed many facts unveiling the policy pursued by Armenians,» E. Sherin accentuated. He also noted that upon returning to Turkey he will submit the topic for consideration in the Grand National Assembly.