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Rauf Gurbanov says Ruben Tovmosyan denied report about his meeting with Azerbaijani communists because of anti-democratic situation in Armenia

05 November 2009 13:24 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elnur Mammadli â€“ APA. â€œLeadership of the Armenian Communist Party was forced to deny its meeting with the Azerbaijani communists in Moscow under the pressure of authorities of that countryâ€, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Communist Party (ACP) Rauf Gurbanov told APA. He said Armenian and Azerbaijani communists met in Moscow within the congress of the Union of Communist Parties and exchanged opinions about the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. â€œReports of our newspapers about that meeting irritated Armenia and therefore chairman of the Armenian Communist party Ruben Tovmosyan denied this meeting. Armenian communists said for many time and at the last meeting as well that Nagorno Karabakh is Azerbaijani land. If they donâ€™t take this position, what is difference between them and Dashnaksutyun and other nationalist parties? I link the Tovmosyanâ€™s statement with the strain and anti-democratic political situation in Armenia. He was forced to say what he doesnâ€™t thinkâ€.

Gurbanov said it was impossible to deny meetings between the parties because top representatives of the Azerbaijani and Armenian communist parties attended it.

Chairman of the Armenian Communist Party Ruben Tovmosyan said in a press conference that he didnâ€™t meet with the Azerbaijani communists and met Gurbanov only in the corridor of the conference hall where the congress took place.