June 15, 2006 - 16:56 AMT
Official Baku Trying to Discredit Armenian Party
"By spreading false information about arsons in Azeri villages set by Armenians and destruction of Azeri cultural monuments on the territories controlled by the NKR Defense Army, Azerbaijan tries to neutralize the negative reaction of the international community to the demolition of the ancient Armenian cemetery in Nakhichevan, head of the NKR Defense Ministry's press office, lieutenant colonel Senor Asratyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words, after each unsuccessful round of talks on the Karabakh conflict, in this case, after the Bucharest talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents, official Baku attempts to discredit the Armenian party. "The Azerbaijani authorities have taken a militaristic stand by strengthening the anti-Armenian propaganda. They are not ready for compromise and this impedes the settlement process," Senor Asratyan said.