{Azeri} Officials slam European MPs

09/03/2006
AzerNEWS

A presidential administration official has said a number of European countries are not properly informed of certain issues and blamed them for a bias. "We stated that the European Parliament's decision was unfair. Evidently, they either turn a blind eye to the processes ongoing in Azerbaijan or have a biased attitude toward them," said head of the President's Office international relations department Novruz Mammadov.

How does an Azeri presidential official dare to dismiss an event caught visually? If he is denying an obvious visual proof, see HERE, how about all other reported destructions that have not been caught visually?

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Elmar Mammadyarov blamed European MPs for failing to take into account the data submitted by Azerbaijan and giving in to the pressures by pro-Armenian groups. The Foreign Ministry ruled out the possibility of a visit by an international mission to Nakhchivan. In a letter sent to the European Parliament, it said that examination of these areas by European MPs under the terms envisioned by the mentioned resolution is out of the question. The Ministry also cited concerns over the harsh wording of the document. 'Independent decision' The European Parliament's resolution was not based on the opinion of member countries but of independent deputies, the coordinator of the European House in Baku Wolfgang Sporrer has said. Sporrer said the deputies elected to the legislative body from 25 countries had a free mandate. I
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