  NKR Foreign Ministry: freedom of speech does not imply freedom to disseminate false newsDecember 24, 2009 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In their attempts to depict Karabakh in the negative light, the Azerbaijani mass media have once again lost their way in broad daylight. Within a day, the woman killed on NKR-Azerbaijan contact line turned from Armenian to Azeri, whereas the dead body circulated in news materials belongs to a Georgian woman killed in South Ossetia back in 2008, NKR Foreign Ministry says in a release.It's a long time Azerbaijani media have been using illicit practices in their anti-Armenian propaganda. This is their third falsification attempt over the past 3 months, says the release with reference to «Noviy Region» (New Region) Russian periodical. In a recent publication, the periodical also unmasked Trend news agency, which had shot a documentary about the Karabakh conflict, attaching the photo of a deceased Kosovo citizen (taken from a Canadian francophone website) who was represented as «victim of Armenian aggression.» Earlier, the same photo was used by other Azerbaijani sources, including Heydar Aliyev Fund (www.azerbaijan.az), for featuring the tragic events of Khodjalu. The forgery was disclosed by NKR Foreign Ministry. "Against the background of meetings between Armenian and Azeri presidents and international mediators' optimistic statements, Azerbaijani media continue their aggressive information warfare against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. To that end, they spare no effort to render Armenians guilty of heinous crimes and instill Armenophobia in their country and worldwide,» the Ministry says in its statement. The authors of the document are concerned that many years' peacemaking efforts in Karabakh may be narrowed down because of relevant international organizations' failure to make proper assessment on official Baku's destructive policy «A democratic country moving towards Euro-integration, Azerbaijan, together with its «independent» media, should realize that freedom of speech does imply freedom to disseminate false news,» says the release.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
