To End the War It Is Necessary to Stop Fighting

PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of Azerbaijan were also present at a six-sided meeting of citizens and NGOs of the South Caucasus, held in Yerevan July 8-13. Upon returning to Baku Azeri journalist Alekper Aliyev published travel notes Trip from Baku to Erivan, where he distorted the statement of editor of www.southcaucasus.com web-site Luiza Poghosyan on problems between the two peoples. Aliyev interpreted her words as, "The myth on genocide, we are stuffed with, has become a complex for the Armenian society and made it sick. We raise our children in hatred towards Turks. In this case Turks for us are Turkey and Azerbaijan. We are told we won a war, however, actually our entire region lost, specifically we lost. No development is observed, nothing good is taking place. How long can this hatred propaganda last? We cannot work for the future, constantly thinking retrospectively."



As Luiza Poghosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the term «peope's diplomacy» has is a bit worn out and it does not exactly express the process, which provides for search for reconciliation ways. Simple human communication at the meetings of Armenians with Azeris is arranged in most cases. In her words, the information war of many years between Armenia and Azerbaijan resulted in inability to find common language when discussing issues and frankly wishing to do more.



«We speak and we do not hear each other. At that breaking the silence on painful issues helps finding friends and associates in Azerbaijan. I do not think that Alekper Aliyev is a journalist having a propaganda mission and I do not think his reports are written from «an enemy perspective.» Alekper is not only journalist, but also an outstanding writer. He is a man, frankly wishing peace between our peoples. Some exaggerated interpretation of my position and that of Georgy Vanyan is only a literary trick and I hope readers both in Azerbaijan and Armenia will be able to take his reports with humor. We know too little about each other and we forget that to end the war it is necessary to stop fighting,» L. Poghosyan remarked.