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A statement adopted as protest against the seizure of Azerbaijani lands by Armenian border troops in Georgia - PHOTO

A statement adopted as protest against the seizure of Azerbaijani lands by Armenian border troops in Georgia - <span style="color: red;">PHOTO

27 July 2013 23:52 (UTC +04:00)

Sadakhli. Nizami Mammadzade-APA. "The rights of the Azerbaijani population in the border villages of the region Borchali in Georgia, which is densely populated by Azerbaijanis, are often violated by the border troops of Armenia, there is a gradual seizure of the territory of the villages by the armed forces of Armenia. Violation of rights occurring in 7 villages with a population of Azerbaijan along the Georgian-Armenian border in the east of the country".

According to APA's Georgian bureau, it is said in the “round table” with the participation of the NGOs operating in Georgia and intellectuals.

Note that 100 % of population of the border villages Beitaraphchi, Tezekend, Burma, Sadakhli, Molaoghli, Xuludere, and Yurganchay are Azerbaijanis. Participating at the "round table" village residents said that in recent years, cases of violations of the rights of Azerbaijanis by the Armenian border troops, kidnapping, the pressure, as well as theft of cattle occure so often.

The Chairman of the Public Association "Revival Sadakhli" Sabir Mehdiyev noted in his speech that the aim of the "round table" is to determine the boundary line and the revitalization of the delimitation and demarcation of the Georgian-Armenian border: "We know where historically ran the boundary line. Now, however, the Armenians pushed the boundary line to the outskirts of the village Sadakhli. When incidents occur, we find ourselves guilty. The border problem to be solved at the state level. "

A resident of the border with Armenia Beitaraphchi village Ismail Ismailov said in his speech that the Armenian border guards with the power of seizure of more than 150 hectares of rural land.

According to him, the Armenian border units are occupied as the height of the mountain Babacar: "In addition to land, the Armenians also seized located next to the village pond. Rural population with 1947-48. use water from this reservoir. Armenian border guards stopped us for 500 meters to the lake and under the pretext of "trespassing" forbid us to use the pond. As a result, we can not handle our land, for which for 20 years paying taxes. "

Head of the Monitoring Group on the Rights of National Minorities (MGPNM) Elbrus Mammadov said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia had been approached in relation to the delimitation of the Georgian-Armenian border, "We officially stated that the issue of delimitation and demarcation of the border with Armenia is no agreement on 90 % boundary line.»

Speakers at the event Azerbaijani residents of the border with Armenia Georgian villages and NGO leaders have noted numerous cases of theft of livestock, as well as the detention of villagers who later were tortured by Armenian troops.

Chairman of the charity "Garapapag" Elshad Aliyev spoke about how the villagers Yurganchay Ifret Rustamov, Hummatov Mamedov, Ramiz Akhmedov, Afer Hajiyev, Nariman Usubov, Hummatov Alhanoglu and Mazahir Ayyubov were taken to Armenia Armenian border, where they were subjected to torture and abuse. A villager Sadakhli Ahmed Payangov brought to the attention of the audience that the Armenian soldiers held him 41 days in captivity was severely tortured.

Speakers noted that the Armenians pushed the boundary line at 100-150 meters deep into Georgia, "Armenian border guards freely enter the village and in violation of the rights of the villagers, they create serious problems. We still are not clear boundaries of the neutral zone. "

Chairman of the movement "Geyrat" Alibaba Askerov said that the state border with Armenia is protected weakly: "Our request to the government is that, given the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in the border with Armenia localities densely populated by Azerbaijanis, create state structures, to provide Azerbaijani security.”

The NGOs stressed the importance of mainstreaming the border problems of the Azerbaijani population of Georgia before the new government and the concrete and practical steps in this direction.

Following the event an appeal was made Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili. Appeal was signed by the heads of 15 NGOs operating in Georgia. The appeal noted that border problems of the Azerbaijani population who lived in the Georgian-Armenian border, a major concern. It is noted that the former government has repeatedly made aware of the problem; however, no action to address it has been taken. The NGOs stressed the importance of accelerating the work on delimitation and demarcation of the state border and the early return of illegally occupied territory, originally owned by the local population.

The appeal demanded at the state level to ensure protection of the rights of Azeri citizens of Georgia is a democratic and legal state, as well as to adjust the line of the border with Armenia. Were also requested to provide redress and Azerbaijanis to an investigation by the competent authorities.