Armenian rep. to UN calls Sec. Gen.’s attention to Azeri misleading statements

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the information of the Permanent Representative of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic to the United States of America, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the UN Karen Nazarian sent a letter dated February 24, 2012 to the UN Secretary General.

The letter reads as follows,

“I regret to note that the representative of Azerbaijan has once again taken an initiative of circulating misleading and deceptive information related to the tragic events of 1992 in the settlement of Khojalu. This delegation has on numerous occasions issued anti-Armenian propaganda and falsifications on behalf of Azerbaijani authorities relating to those events.

It would be most relevant to recall the appeal of the international community, the European Court of Human Rights and numerous human rights organizations, to release the Azerbaijani journalists and human rights activists who had questioned the version of the Azerbaijani government regarding Khojalu events.

Armenia reiterates its position, according to which progress in the negotiations for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh issue depends, inter alia, on the establishment of tolerance and restraint from hate propaganda. The Azeri initiative does not bode well for such objectives”.

Mr. Nazarian requested the UN Secretary General that the present letter and the attached statement of the Foreign Ministry of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, in response to the letter of the representative of Azerbaijan, be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly, under agenda items 35 and 39, and of the Security Council, NKR MFA press service reported.