Congress of Azerbaijanis in Israel calls on Israeli leadership to refrain from discussion of so-called “Armenian genocide”

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 “Armenian genocide” in the Knesset commission.

Representation of the World Azerbaijanis' Congress in Azerbaijan told APA that the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Israel said the discussions of so-called “Armenian genocide” at the Parliament would damage the Israeli image in the international arena.

“Historical cases showed that these were Azerbaijanis and Turks, not Armenians, who suffered from the genocide during the World War I. Armenians pursued the aggressive policy against Azerbaijanis for many times and killed tens of thousand of peaceful and innocent peoples”.

It was also emphasized in the address that Jewish people who resided in Guba Region of Azerbaijan were the victims of Armenians as well.

"Armenians occupying 20 per cent of Azerbaijan’s territories and continuing the ethnic cleansing policy committed the genocide act in Khojali on February 26, 1992. They brutally killed thousands of women, children and old peoples, but Armenian lobby abroad conceal the realities and deliver misleading information to the world community, trying to introduce themselves as a victim of genocide".

Leader of Israel leftist party Merets Haim Oro was able to bring the so-called "Armenian genocide" issue for discussions at the Knesset commission on education and culture on March 26.

/APA/