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Tanzila Rustamkhanli: â€œIran doesnâ€™t protect Azerbaijanâ€™s interests but wants Azerbaijan to make concessions to itâ€ - PHOTO

Tanzila Rustamkhanli: â€œIran doesnâ€™t protect Azerbaijanâ€™s interests but wants Azerbaijan to make concessions to itâ€ - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

11 May 2012 12:25 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€“ APA. Chairwoman of Azeri-Turkish Women Union Tanzila Rustamkhanli held a press conference on the event held In Belgian Senate on topic â€œRoles of women in the difficulties and problems in the South Caucasusâ€, APA reports.

Rustamkhanli said that the above-mentioned event was realized on May 3-4 by member of Belgian Senate Dominique Tilmans and through the financial assistance of State NGO Support Fund under the Azerbaijani President. Rustamkhanli said that this event was held at her initiative: â€œEurope always supported Armenia. The atmosphere established in this conference was in our favor. Even the OSCE Minsk Groupâ€™s former co-chair Bernar Fassier informed about the current situation on Nagorno Karabakh and 7 occupied regions on Azerbaijanâ€™s map and noted that Nakhchivan was blockedâ€.

Rustamkhanli criticized the policy of Iran regarding Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis and expressed her protest against the calls to boycott â€œEurovisionâ€ song contest in Azerbaijan: â€œIran renders any assistance to Armenia and says that it will continue its help. It is interesting that Iran doesnâ€™t protect Azerbaijanâ€™s interests but wants Azerbaijan to make concessions to it.â€

Rustamkhanli also commented the rally held in Tabriz against Azerbaijan: â€œWe would like our brothers from our native Tabriz city to hold a great rally in the day of Khojaly tragedy, but not to join the rally against cultural event.â€

Human rights defender Novella Jafaroghlu also made a speech in the conference and spoke about the significance of the visit.