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July 5, 2005
AZERBAIJAN GIVES PARTIAL RECOGNITION TO TURKISH OCCUPIED NORTHERN CYPRUS
The Associated Press, Reuters FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2005. BAKU, Azerbaijan
The government of Azerbaijan said Thursday that it would start
accepting Turkish Cypriot passports, becoming only the second
country, after Turkey, to give a degree of recognition to the enclave
in northern Cyprus.
The decision is expected to anger European Union members and the
Greek Cypriots, whose government is internationally recognized as the
sole authority on the ethnically divided island.
The move came as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
met to discuss regional cooperation and development with the
Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, who said his country would work
to end the isolation of Turkish Cypriots.
Announcing the passport decision during talks here in the
capital, Ibrahim Nabioglu, Azerbaijan's consul-general in Istanbul,
said: "Azerbaijan recognises the passports of northern Cyprus and is
keen on developing relations with it."
Turkey is the only country that recognises Turkish Cypriot-run
northern Cyprus as a state.
Most of Azerbaijan's eight million people are of Turkic origin
and the country has very close cultural and political ties with
Turkey. Both Azerbaijan and Turkey are predominantly Muslim.
At a news briefing with Erdogan, Aliyev stopped short of
offering Turkish Cypriots full recognition but promised to help them
emerge from international isolation.
"Azeri companies can work with their counterparts in northern
Cyprus, and we are also planning to start direct charter flights to
northern Cyprus," Aliyev said.
more at : http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/30/news/cyprus.php
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
After limited recognition by Azerbaijan to Turkish occupied northern
Cyprus, should we demand from the Government of Cyprus, outright
recognition of The Artsakh Republic?
Your comments to [email protected]
OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY REJECTS AZERI RESOLUTION ON ARTSAKH
WASHINGTON, DC - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), meeting last night in
Washington, DC, voted overwhelmingly to defeat a controversial
measure on Nagorno Karabagh authored by Azerbaijani Parliamentarian
Sattar Safarov.
The vote took place during a meeting of the OSCE PA's Heads of
Delegation, as part of the opening session of the four-day meeting
for members of Parliament from the 55 member states of the OSCE. The
Safarov resolution, which was widely viewed as a biased and divisive
measure, received only token support, with nearly all the Heads of
Delegation voting, by a show of hands, to keep the measure off of the
OSCE PA agenda.
The Canadian delegation participating in the Washington meeting
included Sen. C. Di Nino (head of the delegation), Senator J.
Grafstein, Senator E. Hubley and House of Commons members Hon. D.
Bouderia. D. Johnston, F. Lalonde, and G. Lunn.
In the weeks preceding the OSCE PA Washington meeting, the
Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) representatives met with
the Canadian delegation members and provided information on Nagorno
Karabagh. It also presented a position paper to all delegates and the
OSCE PA Canadian clerk.
The Armenian delegation is being headed by Vahan Hovhannisian,
the Deputy Speaker of Armenia's Parliament. Other members of the
delegation are Artashes Geghamyan, MP and Samvel Nikoyan, MP. The
Armenian National Committees through North America and Europe worked
closely with the Armenian delegation, in sharing with OSCE PA members
the dangers of the Safarov resolution.
ARMENIANS SHOULD TEACH TIME MAGAZINE A LESSON
Armenians in the United States and Europe should launch a
coordinated campaign to ensure that Time magazine would never again
allow itself to be used as a tool for the dissemination of Turkish
lies on the Armenian Genocide.
The Ankara Chamber of Commerce had paid around $1 million to
place four full-page ads and a DVD in the June 6 issue of the
European edition of Time magazine which has a circulation of around
500,000 copies.
The ad pages contain pictures of Greek and Armenian historical
sites in Turkey. The DVD insert, which comes in a blank white wrapper
and does not carry the mandatory "advertising supplement" disclosure,
contains a couple of short ads on tourism and a 70-minute segment
that includes dozens of distortions and vicious lies about the
Armenian Genocide.
more at: http://www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num05070201
The Armenian community should ask Time magazine to:
1) Publish an apology for disseminating this fraudulent DVD;
2) Issue a formal memo to all its divisions around the world not to
accept this DVD as an insert (the Ankara Chamber of Commerce has
announced its intention to place the same DVD in Time's Asian and
Pacific editions);
3) Issue a written warning to all its advertising executives not to
accept any more ads from Turkish entities that deny the Armenian
Genocide (just as they would not run an ad that denies the Jewish
Holocaust and glorifies Hitler; the New York Times recently rejected
an ad from Turkish organisations denying the Armenian Genocide);
4) Destroy the extra 116,000 copies of this DVD that are still in
Time's possession;
5) Agree to insert and disseminate free of charge a DVD prepared by a
reputable research institute on the Armenian Genocide;
6) Donate the payment it received from the Turkish Chamber of
Commerce for this ad to an Armenian charity.
Should Time reject the above demands, Armenians should then:
1) Cancel their subscriptions and ads; and urge their friends and
business colleagues to do likewise;
2) File lawsuits in several European countries (France, Switzerland,
Belgium, Holland and Germany) where genocide denial or making
statements of racial hatred is against the law;
3) Issue a public appeal for funds to pay for the legal costs of
these lawsuits.
The most important issue is that Armenians should not remain silent
in the face of such an offencive ad. If they ignore it, they would
then be encouraging the Turks to place similar offencive ads not only
in other editions of Time, but also in magazines around the world. It
is somewhat fortunate that the Turks chose to run this ad in the
European edition of Time. Since several European countries have laws
banning such hate mail, it makes it easy for Armenians to take legal
action. Armenians should take advantage of this unique opportunity
and make an example of Time magazine!
Harut Sassounian; Publisher, The California Courier
July 5, 2005
AZERBAIJAN GIVES PARTIAL RECOGNITION TO TURKISH OCCUPIED NORTHERN CYPRUS
The Associated Press, Reuters FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2005. BAKU, Azerbaijan
The government of Azerbaijan said Thursday that it would start
accepting Turkish Cypriot passports, becoming only the second
country, after Turkey, to give a degree of recognition to the enclave
in northern Cyprus.
The decision is expected to anger European Union members and the
Greek Cypriots, whose government is internationally recognized as the
sole authority on the ethnically divided island.
The move came as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
met to discuss regional cooperation and development with the
Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, who said his country would work
to end the isolation of Turkish Cypriots.
Announcing the passport decision during talks here in the
capital, Ibrahim Nabioglu, Azerbaijan's consul-general in Istanbul,
said: "Azerbaijan recognises the passports of northern Cyprus and is
keen on developing relations with it."
Turkey is the only country that recognises Turkish Cypriot-run
northern Cyprus as a state.
Most of Azerbaijan's eight million people are of Turkic origin
and the country has very close cultural and political ties with
Turkey. Both Azerbaijan and Turkey are predominantly Muslim.
At a news briefing with Erdogan, Aliyev stopped short of
offering Turkish Cypriots full recognition but promised to help them
emerge from international isolation.
"Azeri companies can work with their counterparts in northern
Cyprus, and we are also planning to start direct charter flights to
northern Cyprus," Aliyev said.
more at : http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/30/news/cyprus.php
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
After limited recognition by Azerbaijan to Turkish occupied northern
Cyprus, should we demand from the Government of Cyprus, outright
recognition of The Artsakh Republic?
Your comments to [email protected]
OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY REJECTS AZERI RESOLUTION ON ARTSAKH
WASHINGTON, DC - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), meeting last night in
Washington, DC, voted overwhelmingly to defeat a controversial
measure on Nagorno Karabagh authored by Azerbaijani Parliamentarian
Sattar Safarov.
The vote took place during a meeting of the OSCE PA's Heads of
Delegation, as part of the opening session of the four-day meeting
for members of Parliament from the 55 member states of the OSCE. The
Safarov resolution, which was widely viewed as a biased and divisive
measure, received only token support, with nearly all the Heads of
Delegation voting, by a show of hands, to keep the measure off of the
OSCE PA agenda.
The Canadian delegation participating in the Washington meeting
included Sen. C. Di Nino (head of the delegation), Senator J.
Grafstein, Senator E. Hubley and House of Commons members Hon. D.
Bouderia. D. Johnston, F. Lalonde, and G. Lunn.
In the weeks preceding the OSCE PA Washington meeting, the
Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) representatives met with
the Canadian delegation members and provided information on Nagorno
Karabagh. It also presented a position paper to all delegates and the
OSCE PA Canadian clerk.
The Armenian delegation is being headed by Vahan Hovhannisian,
the Deputy Speaker of Armenia's Parliament. Other members of the
delegation are Artashes Geghamyan, MP and Samvel Nikoyan, MP. The
Armenian National Committees through North America and Europe worked
closely with the Armenian delegation, in sharing with OSCE PA members
the dangers of the Safarov resolution.
ARMENIANS SHOULD TEACH TIME MAGAZINE A LESSON
Armenians in the United States and Europe should launch a
coordinated campaign to ensure that Time magazine would never again
allow itself to be used as a tool for the dissemination of Turkish
lies on the Armenian Genocide.
The Ankara Chamber of Commerce had paid around $1 million to
place four full-page ads and a DVD in the June 6 issue of the
European edition of Time magazine which has a circulation of around
500,000 copies.
The ad pages contain pictures of Greek and Armenian historical
sites in Turkey. The DVD insert, which comes in a blank white wrapper
and does not carry the mandatory "advertising supplement" disclosure,
contains a couple of short ads on tourism and a 70-minute segment
that includes dozens of distortions and vicious lies about the
Armenian Genocide.
more at: http://www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num05070201
The Armenian community should ask Time magazine to:
1) Publish an apology for disseminating this fraudulent DVD;
2) Issue a formal memo to all its divisions around the world not to
accept this DVD as an insert (the Ankara Chamber of Commerce has
announced its intention to place the same DVD in Time's Asian and
Pacific editions);
3) Issue a written warning to all its advertising executives not to
accept any more ads from Turkish entities that deny the Armenian
Genocide (just as they would not run an ad that denies the Jewish
Holocaust and glorifies Hitler; the New York Times recently rejected
an ad from Turkish organisations denying the Armenian Genocide);
4) Destroy the extra 116,000 copies of this DVD that are still in
Time's possession;
5) Agree to insert and disseminate free of charge a DVD prepared by a
reputable research institute on the Armenian Genocide;
6) Donate the payment it received from the Turkish Chamber of
Commerce for this ad to an Armenian charity.
Should Time reject the above demands, Armenians should then:
1) Cancel their subscriptions and ads; and urge their friends and
business colleagues to do likewise;
2) File lawsuits in several European countries (France, Switzerland,
Belgium, Holland and Germany) where genocide denial or making
statements of racial hatred is against the law;
3) Issue a public appeal for funds to pay for the legal costs of
these lawsuits.
The most important issue is that Armenians should not remain silent
in the face of such an offencive ad. If they ignore it, they would
then be encouraging the Turks to place similar offencive ads not only
in other editions of Time, but also in magazines around the world. It
is somewhat fortunate that the Turks chose to run this ad in the
European edition of Time. Since several European countries have laws
banning such hate mail, it makes it easy for Armenians to take legal
action. Armenians should take advantage of this unique opportunity
and make an example of Time magazine!
Harut Sassounian; Publisher, The California Courier