March 27, 2003 - 18:12 AMT
EREVAN SURPRISED ON REPUBLIC BEING ON LIST OF COUNTRIES VIOLATING RIGHTS OF KURDS
Armenian foreign ministry is perplexed on the republic appearing on list of countries, against which the organization of the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) is going to the law at the European Court of Human Rights. As press secretary of the Armenian foreign ministry Dzyunik Aghajanian told "Arminfo" agency, the appearance of the country on list is rather strange, as Kurds and Yezids residing in Armenia have repeatedly emphasized Armenia is one of the few countries, where their rights are not defied. "Various Kurdish and Yezidi organizations have stated it many times, which is also reflected in documents of various international institutions engaged in human rights and national minority issues," - she noted. The press secretary advised the KHRP to address Kurdish and Yezidi organizations operating in Armenia and get necessary explanations to get a true notion. Let us note that among the countries, against which Kurds intend to appeal at the European Court, are Turkey and Azerbaijan.