April 13, 2002 - 22:19 AMT
PROTEST ACTIONS AGAINST VISIT OF ARMENIAN DELEGATION OF ECOLOGISTS TAKE PLACE IN BAKU
Today the unauthorized picket of members of «the Organization of Kharabakh liberation», the Association of invalids of Karabakh, National-democratic party («Grey wolves»), the Woman Coordinating Council took place at the Azeri MFA building. The participants of the action protested against the next week visit of the Armenian delegation for participation in the OSCE international conference on South Caucasus ecology problems in Baku. The participants of the picket stated: «We are against the visit of Armenians to Baku!», «Shame on those who invited Armenians to Baku!», «It is impossible to reestablish relations with Armenians until the occupied territories are not liberated!», «Governmental and non-governmental organizations, stop you relations with Armenians!» The attempts of the MIA security service to disrupt the picket did not succeed. Commenting the actions of the action organizers, MIA head Vilayat Guliyev has stated that the Armenian delegation will arrive on the invitation of the OSCE and not the Azeri side. At the same time Guliyev has accepted that such a visit is a way of dialog. The minister has stated also that there is nothing special in the visit of Armenians to Baku.