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Azerbaijani Presidential Administration official: â€œWe donâ€™t need a second Kremlinâ€

14 June 2013 16:24 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Mubariz Aslanov – APA. Deputy Head of Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration, chief of International Relations Department Novruz Mammadov has commented on the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on imprisoned Ilgar Mammadov, APA reports. Novruz Mammadov told journalists that the Azerbaijani state regarded such steps as unacceptable: “They are trying to exaggerate small issues and spread to the world. The goal is make a negative impact on the international image of Azerbaijan.”

According to him, 5-6 out of 754 MEPs put forward such a draft basing on their interests: “The introduction of the resolution voted by 10-15 persons during the discussions as a resolution of the European Parliament is completely contrary to the democratic principles. We say to these parliamentarians, who are you to give instructions to Azerbaijan and speak with a high tone? We can never adopt such steps. This damages and impedes the high-level cooperation of Azerbaijan with the European Union and various European countries. At present, Azerbaijan is such a state that there no need to look down on it. We don’t need a second Kremlin. If the European Parliament is fair, it should adopt documents protecting the rights of hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced from their territories as a result of Armenia’s aggression. We know that Ilgar Mammadov is close to those circles, therefore they have taken such a step. But it is impossible to exert pressure on Azerbaijan with such steps.”