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The Congress of Azerbaijanis in Israel called on Israeli leadership to refrain from discussion of so-called â€œArmenian genocideâ€

31 March 2008 15:46 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“APA. The Congress of Azerbaijanis in Israel addressed Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Knesset Speaker Dali Itsik in connection with discussions of so-called â€œArmenian genocideâ€ in the Knesset commission. Representation of the World Azerbaijanis Congress in Azerbaijan told APA, the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Israel said the discussions of so-called â€œArmenian genocideâ€ at the Parliament would damage the Israeli image in the international arena. â€œHistorical cases showed that no Armenians, but Azerbaijanis and Turks suffered from the genocide during the World War I. Armenians pursued the genocides against Azerbaijanis for many times and killed tens of thousand of peaceful and innocent peoplesâ€. It was also emphasized in the address that Jewish people resided in Guba Region of Azerbaijan were the victims of Armenians as well. â€œArmenians occupying 20 per cent of Azerbaijanâ€™s territories and continuing the ethnic cleansing policy committed the genocide act in Khojali on February 26, 1992. They killed thousands of women, children and old peoples with cruelty, but Armenian lobby abroad conceal the realities and deliver misleading information to the world community, trying to introduce themselves as a victim of genocideâ€. Leader of Israel leftist party Merets Haim Oro could bring the so-called â€œArmenian genocideâ€ issue to the discussions at the Knesset commission on education and culture on March 26.